I love how she uses the knot messages to let the others know she's in trouble. She struggles mentally and I love how strong her bond is with Uraza is. The other three believe she is a traitor which makes the book more dramatic. I hated when the musician was punished for freeing Essix though.ĭuring the book, Abeke struggles to fit in. He is like the omega of the group, when everyone fights, trust him to make a joke and turn it around. Rollan is my absolute favourite character in the book. It's very easy to see the relationship growing between her and Rollan (wink wink) Meilin of course surprised me at the end when she decided to return to Zhong. So of course he would go the lengths for revenge! The story fits. It all fits since he was so angry that the Lord Trunswick's son didn't summon a spirit animal at all, but a broke Shepard boy did. And Devin! He was absolutely perfect for the spot. A whole story and all that work just lost! I also really hated how suddenly strong the conquerors were. I really didn't like how they spent the entire book going after the talisman from Rumfuss just so Donor would give it away to save his mother and family. I absolutely adore this series! It's amazing and addictive. I wouldn't keep reading it except someone bought me the whole series as a gift and I feel a bit guilty abandoning them. For me, though, I like my books to have some sparks of life. In the end, it's just a book, just a story which isn't a terrible thing. We also meet new characters and new villains which murk up the water somewhat rather than making the plot any clearer. In this second installment, the four main characters continue on their quest, capturing icons in order to defeat a great evil, while also learning how to control and bond with their new spirit animals. While, in this book, we do get to know each character more, it still isn't enough to elevate them to the "realness" of a person. My problem with the first book is that the characters were so flat and one-dimensional, owing perhaps to the sheer number of them and the brevity of the book. The fault can most certainly not be with the author, who manages to fix many of the problems in the first book. It's not that this book is bad it's just chronically okay, just alright and it never rises above that. That's pretty much the start and the end of my list. I'll start with something positive: it was definitely better than the first one in the series. Or maybe I should listen to my own warning! Maybe he'll be able to take the series a bit deeper. I'm excited about Book 3 - Blood Ties because Garth Nix is the author and I love him. However, one must remember that these authors are writing in a very specific construct so the books are more an exploration of plot and character, than an expose of author style. Warning: Some YA readers will try out individual titles thanks to the well-loved authors of each book - Brandon Mull, Maggie Stiefvater, and Garth Nix are books 1-3. The decision to make these books thin makes them more accessible (and fun!) to emerging middle-grade readers, and makes it easier for the multi-author approach to work. There's not much character development or world-building. The overly-complex narrative that marred the first half of book one is absent in Hunted and Stiefvater really just follows the characters from one fever-pitched encounter to another. This title is adventurous action from page one. My fifth graders really enjoyed Book 1: Wild Born by Brandon Mull and I think they will like this installment even more. The 39 Clues remains very popular with middle-graders, and Scholastic is hoping to repeat that success with Spirit Animals. Spirit Animals is the third multi-author interactive series from Scholastic (39 Clues and Infinity Ring are the others).
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