Defender of Walls
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4.5 • 53 Ratings
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- $4.99
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- $4.99
Publisher Description
Keep her inside. Keep her alive.
Blake Suttone has a stomach full of grief and no food. A decade of famine has taken its toll on the splintered kingdom, but it is the merchants who suffer most. A wall stands between the hungry and the food, and the kingdom's defenders stand guard atop it. Desperate times lead to desperate acts, and Blake will do whatever is necessary to ensure her family survives. But a growing attachment to a certain commander was never part of the plan. Now the man protecting the walls seems determined to guard her too.
Commander Harlan Wright was raised on a diet of training and discipline. His mind is calloused and his heart closed. These are not faults in a defender but assets. Harlan's path is clear, until he meets a merchant girl who pulls him in a dangerous new direction. Blake might be a fighter, but she is fighting a losing battle. As the walls continue to go up, Harlan must choose between head and heart, duty and love.
This is the first book in the medieval dystopian series Kingdom of Walls. If you enjoy high-emotion romance with plenty of action, then this dark star-crossed lovers tale is for you.
Customer Reviews
Defender of Walls
I absolutely loved this book. The concept of the walls, the characters, the challenges faced by all. I have read every book written by Tanya Bird and I have not been able to put any one of them down once started. The Companion Series, the Gladiator Series and now the Kingdom of Walls Series. Five Gold Stars for Tanya bird. Amazing writer. You are truly gifted xx
Defender of walls
Loved it. Can’t wait for more stories
Poor Storytelling
This story would have been better if it were some kind of fantasy in a medieval setting or maybe some kind of alternate history.
There was barely any explanation as to what was “dystopian” about it. A dystopia is what happens AFTER the collapse of a modern society. This was hardly that in fact later its indicated it’s the 1300s so its definitely more Alt History than dystopian.
The character were ok but I was always waiting for something better to happen than a boy king throwing a hissy fit (which only come in the LAST third of the book). Basically I was just left wanting more. Or for everyone in the Merchant Borough to just jump on a boat and leave. I mean there was land outside the walls wasn’t there!? It wasn’t all ocean, so Why couldn’t they hunt there for food?
The Meridian part of the TV show/comic W.I.T.C.H. had a better plot and made infinitely more sense. And would have been a better basis for a story like this.
This was just a really nothing to get excited about. It’s a good story in theory but was POORLY executed.