Reviews

The Shattering by Kathryn Lasky

anispaperbacks's review

adventurous dark hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

This has probably been one of my favourites in the series so far! The shift of focus to Eglantine was really interesting and I enjoyed it, especially

the process of her being shattered and manipulated. I loved watching it all get pieced together.

I also really loved

Soren becoming Ezleryb's Ward + revieving Ezlyryb's battle claws. I think it was really sweet and, well what can I say, I'm a humongous sucker for found family type dynamics, especially father/child ones. Also the idea of Soren with these famed claws is admittedly really cool. Can't wait to see them in action.

I find that these books (specifically this one and book 4) have a surprising theme of talking about cruelty, betrayal, guilt. It's really interesting to see in a middle-grade fantasy book about owls, but I'm here for it.  

Since book 4, I've been reading the series as audiobooks (as I first did when I was 11/12 :) ), and it has been wonderful. The books work so well as audiobooks and Pamela Garelick does a fantastic job of them, I dont think they could be done in a better way than she does.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, War, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Torture, Xenophobia, Violence, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Mental illness

Minor: Murder and Adult/minor relationship

jgurniak's review

5.0

Eglantine vanishes and Soren bands together the Chaw of Chaws to rescue her.

graeae's review

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

itsybitsygingie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

davinci10038's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

cornelia_johansson's review

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

pangobooks's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

her's review against another edition

medium-paced

5.0

airthiel's review

adventurous tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

ares_alpenglow's review

adventurous challenging tense fast-paced

4.5