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booktamerghc's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
skyzinnia's review against another edition
4.0
I really wish they would stop saying the full title of all the Great Beasts. This is the 9th book in the series, we know who they are and who they're bonded to. Suka the Polar Bear, Arax the Ram, Anda's spirit animal, Tellun. I don't want or need it every single time every single one comes up.
Them wanting to send Anda home because of what happened with Tellun doesn't make sense. If you are trying to get him back, who better to help than the guy that summoned him? I get he's not really combat oriented, but that doesn't mean there's no place for him. Plus, it saves the trip of getting Tellun back to him once he is rescued and saves them both the pain of being apart that long. They would have to make the trip to return Anda anyway, now they have to make it twice. Inefficient.
I'm really enjoying the humor. They frequently make the best of the situation, quite entertainingly which is a vast difference from when they started. I'm very happy with the character development and how they aren't letting the terrible events shatter them.
Sometimes their inability to figure things out is frustrating. Could the "slice" of red be a coincidence? Well considering you are trying to find people wearing red, probably not. It's the seagull all over again. Could the celebration where there are a bunch of birds painted white perhaps be celebrating the white bird? Who knows, apparently.
The villan has truly gone off the deep end and I love it. He is exactly what I picture the villan of this world to be and it written perfectly. I'm really happy with the writing itself. A few things were a little silly, but I think this was a really good one!
Them wanting to send Anda home because of what happened with Tellun doesn't make sense. If you are trying to get him back, who better to help than the guy that summoned him? I get he's not really combat oriented, but that doesn't mean there's no place for him. Plus, it saves the trip of getting Tellun back to him once he is rescued and saves them both the pain of being apart that long. They would have to make the trip to return Anda anyway, now they have to make it twice. Inefficient.
I'm really enjoying the humor. They frequently make the best of the situation, quite entertainingly which is a vast difference from when they started. I'm very happy with the character development and how they aren't letting the terrible events shatter them.
Sometimes their inability to figure things out is frustrating. Could the "slice" of red be a coincidence? Well considering you are trying to find people wearing red, probably not. It's the seagull all over again. Could the celebration where there are a bunch of birds painted white perhaps be celebrating the white bird? Who knows, apparently.
The villan has truly gone off the deep end and I love it. He is exactly what I picture the villan of this world to be and it written perfectly. I'm really happy with the writing itself. A few things were a little silly, but I think this was a really good one!
coutures1513's review against another edition
4.0
Honnêtement, jusqu'à présent, je préfère cette série à l'originale. C'est plus rythmé, il y a davantage d'actions, on a un antagoniste que j'aime davantage et que je trouve plus adéquat. À date, je suis très satisfaite !
tee_dot's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.0
alaspooriorek's review against another edition
4.0
I'm getting uncomfortable with the zombie-like plot, but I really love the whole Spirit Animal series. The audio books, narrated by Nicola Barber are excellent and help tie in all the different styles of authors.
shoelessgirl's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars. It's getting a bit grim for our protags! I am enjoying the series, but miss some of the lighter-hearted moments. Looking forward to the next instalment.
whitney_hutchings's review against another edition
5.0
~4.9~
book 8 of schwab-athon DONE!
um...okay Queen Schwab. I was not expecting this.
OH MY HEAVENS did I love this book. I was 100% not expecting to like this very much but what can I say? I am a sucker for Schwab's novels. (haha see what I did there angie?)
this was the second book in apparently the second series of the Spirit Animals. Might I add, I have never read a single spirit animal book before this one, so as it can be imagined, I was SUPER confused in the beginning. I was like Angelina when she picked up [b:The Wicked King|26032887|The Wicked King (The Folk of the Air, #2)|Holly Black|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1520620414l/26032887._SY75_.jpg|45959180] instead of [b:The Cruel Prince|26032825|The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1)|Holly Black|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1574535986l/26032825._SY75_.jpg|45959123] haha. I was supposed to already know all the characters and their different spirit animals and the villains and basically the whole plot, which I did end up figuring out with some help from google.
The villains (i am pretty sure are both Zerif and The Wyrm) were SO INCREDIBLY EPICC. they were so creepy and it gave me chills when the parasite (The Wyrm) was infecting everyone.
I felt very connected with the four main characters instantly. That, my friends, means that we should all give three cheers for Queen Schwab. I loved each of them, but my fav was Rollan. I felt like I related to him. However, I am still trying to decide whose spirit animal was the coolest. The Falcon, Wolf, Leopard, or the Panda. Probably Leopard.
This wasn't much of a plot-driven story because it was the second out of like seven books but it was still so intriguing, but it isn't very long haha. There were many moments when I was begging for more and I was actually very disappointed when it ended, I just wanted more!
but that's the thing. I feel like I want to read this whole series but...there is a small problem. there are no more that is written by our dear Queen Schwab. I don't know if I can handle it being written by so many different authors when I have read it by the best one. But I mean...I will never know if I don't try...so maybe in the future, you shall see me pulling these books out of my pocket and binge-reading them all haha.
anyways, I honestly do hope that I read more of these later because I truly did love this book and would love to finish this story because it kind of did end on a cliffhanger...heh.
anyways! I hope everyone has a wonderful evening! : )
book 8 of schwab-athon DONE!
um...okay Queen Schwab. I was not expecting this.
OH MY HEAVENS did I love this book. I was 100% not expecting to like this very much but what can I say? I am a sucker for Schwab's novels. (haha see what I did there angie?)
this was the second book in apparently the second series of the Spirit Animals. Might I add, I have never read a single spirit animal book before this one, so as it can be imagined, I was SUPER confused in the beginning. I was like Angelina when she picked up [b:The Wicked King|26032887|The Wicked King (The Folk of the Air, #2)|Holly Black|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1520620414l/26032887._SY75_.jpg|45959180] instead of [b:The Cruel Prince|26032825|The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1)|Holly Black|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1574535986l/26032825._SY75_.jpg|45959123] haha. I was supposed to already know all the characters and their different spirit animals and the villains and basically the whole plot, which I did end up figuring out with some help from google.
The villains (i am pretty sure are both Zerif and The Wyrm) were SO INCREDIBLY EPICC. they were so creepy and it gave me chills when the parasite (The Wyrm) was infecting everyone.
I felt very connected with the four main characters instantly. That, my friends, means that we should all give three cheers for Queen Schwab. I loved each of them, but my fav was Rollan. I felt like I related to him. However, I am still trying to decide whose spirit animal was the coolest. The Falcon, Wolf, Leopard, or the Panda. Probably Leopard.
This wasn't much of a plot-driven story because it was the second out of like seven books but it was still so intriguing, but it isn't very long haha. There were many moments when I was begging for more and I was actually very disappointed when it ended, I just wanted more!
but that's the thing. I feel like I want to read this whole series but...there is a small problem. there are no more that is written by our dear Queen Schwab. I don't know if I can handle it being written by so many different authors when I have read it by the best one. But I mean...I will never know if I don't try...so maybe in the future, you shall see me pulling these books out of my pocket and binge-reading them all haha.
anyways, I honestly do hope that I read more of these later because I truly did love this book and would love to finish this story because it kind of did end on a cliffhanger...heh.
anyways! I hope everyone has a wonderful evening! : )
lizziehutchings's review against another edition
4.0
lol, props to V.E.S. for giving me the most creepy-a villain I've ever seen in a middle grade novel. Hah.
"There are no easy roads in life. There are no hard ones either. There are only paths we choose to take, and the places they lead us."
"Oh, yeah? What about when you choose one path, but it's filled with white-eyed monsters, so you have to double back and take the other road?"
This book was infinitely better than I was initially expecting. The characters were so like V.E.'s other characters. Full of life, depth, and strength. My favorite character was Rollan, who was just adorable and insecure and desperately needed a hug.
One critique I would make of this book is that it wasn't quite long enough. I wanted to see more plot, I wanted to see the gang come together, but I was definitely stuck in an extremely long cave-scene for literally half the book.
Also, the VILLAIN definitely needed more page time, because he was soooooo cool and hecka creepy. Also, the pArAsiTe?!?!?
Bully Maguire, I figured out where Venom came from...this bOoK!
ANyways, have a lovely Sunday
"There are no easy roads in life. There are no hard ones either. There are only paths we choose to take, and the places they lead us."
"Oh, yeah? What about when you choose one path, but it's filled with white-eyed monsters, so you have to double back and take the other road?"
This book was infinitely better than I was initially expecting. The characters were so like V.E.'s other characters. Full of life, depth, and strength. My favorite character was Rollan, who was just adorable and insecure and desperately needed a hug.
One critique I would make of this book is that it wasn't quite long enough. I wanted to see more plot, I wanted to see the gang come together, but I was definitely stuck in an extremely long cave-scene for literally half the book.
Also, the VILLAIN definitely needed more page time, because he was soooooo cool and hecka creepy. Also, the pArAsiTe?!?!?
Bully Maguire, I figured out where Venom came from...this bOoK!
ANyways, have a lovely Sunday
readuntilthelastpage's review against another edition
3.0
I honestly only picked up this book because Victoria Schwab is my favorite author, and I want to read all the books she's published.
thomas_wright's review against another edition
5.0
at the risk of giving a spoiler this book was action packed and quite bleak I can't wait for the next 2 books which I have all ready