REVIEW: Wild Hearts Crew Kenna Roswell

After an annoying experience at my local Walmart, I decided to try one a bit farther away, because it showed 11 Kennas, which made me hope she was on the shelves if one had sold. And she was!

That store also has Cori, but she wasn't out and I didn't want to bug anyone and likely be told she wasn't in the back when I full well know she was.

Kenna was the one I wanted most of the three out anyway. The only one I like better than her is Rallee, who's not out yet.

So $14.97. Yay.

Back of the box.

The box is a bit flimsy-feeling. It's not like the old school, you need scissors and you will possibly stab yourself and definitely get at least one cut from the heavy plastic style box. Not that I'm complaining. It's super easy to open.

Closer shot of the blurb about Kenna.

The side of the box. The other side was boring, so I didn't take a picture.

Hoped this was a diary, but no. It's still cute though.

I like her personality. She seems amusing.

Our blue-haired girls.

I think she'd be fun to watch ridiculous Travel Channel programs with.

And the back.

The little booklet unfolds into this.

Very easy to debox. The only real pain was the stupid tabs poking into her poor head. When will they find a better way?

This is how she looks straight out of the box. A plastic band holds part of her hair back, another holds her camera down, and two more are around her shoes. Like those shoes are gonna fall off. But again, the box is kinda flimsy, so maybe they think they'll fall out.

Plastic bands removed and hat removed, too!

Her hair quality is sadly nothing to write home about. Not as bad as the new DCSG, but not as good as other lines.

She's so gorgeous. Do watch for flaws though. I had ELEVEN dolls to pick from and not one was flawless.

Every single one had the painted teeth misplaced, two had the upper lip stretching up in one blobby spot, one was missing a paint chunk on her lower lip, and several had scratches in the eye whites.

Yay, the flaws are back. Gee, I sure missed them. SIGH.

Profile. Non-mole side.

Profile. Mole side.

The shoes are the only part I really don't care for. I think some faux Converse would have been better.

The front of the very decorated pants.

And the back.

This awesome tank is hiding under the purple mesh top. Now don't get me wrong, I love the purple mesh top, but how in the out of this world do you hide a tank top featuring a cow wearing glasses about to get abducted by a UFO? Come on!

The cut of this is also very flattering for her.

I took this pic before the other and decided Kenna needed to stay in just this shirt. No purple.

So here she is dressed down. No accessories, no earrings, no purple top.

Here's the hat. The hat is quite cute and stays on nicely. I just think she looks cooler without it.

The camera has a little closure so it can be taken off and put back on easily.

I wish it wasn't red.

Maybe silver? Or purple? Lime green?

Trying to get a little more blue to show even with the hat on.

I'm still keeping it off.

Molded on bra and panties. I think I've heard some complaints about this, but I've never minded. The cut of the bra is pretty.

She has pretty standard articulation.

Her hands do not come off.

From the back.

Comparison with Monster High and DC Superhero Girls.

Comparison with various Barbie bodies.

If you want to know any shoe or clothing compatibility things, just let me know in the comments and I'll get you an answer if I can.

MH shoes do not fit. I can say that right now. They had a really high arch on their feet.

And I think you can see their clothes won't fit either. Kenna's thigh is bigger than Abbey's torso.

So there you have it. My first Wild Hearts Crew review! I hope to have Cori soon, because she's in the stores here, just not out yet. I'm watching Brickseek to see when her numbers drop, because that should mean she's out on the shelves.

I'm not incredibly impressed with her, because of the facial flaws and hair quality, but I do love the body, clothing and facial designs. I had a lot of fun photographing her, because she's sassy. But you can definitely tell that this is a $15 doll. No stand, no brush, just a few basic accessories, flimsy box, inferior hair quality. This is what $15 gets you these days. I like that they're trying something different and giving us kind of a budget line. And like I said, I do love the designs. I'm eager to get the others. But I've got to be honest, too.

Kenna herself is probably going to remain my second favorite of the group. (It's going to be impossible to oust Rallee from the top spot.) I see her as a combination of three fabulous Asian characters: Aja from Jem, Claudia Kishi from BSC, and Hay Lin from W.I.T.C.H. Aja's the face and the blue hair and the purple top. She could easily be customized into a modern Aja doll. Claudia's the decorated jeans and hat, the funky shirt and suspenders. And Hay Lin loved aliens, too.

I'm delighted to see a fresh, new, original fashion doll line on the shelves that isn't spawned from an existing property. Not that those are bad, but this is what we've been missing.

PHOTO CREDITS: Mine.