110 reviews for:

The Guardian Test

Christina Soontornvat

4.05 AVERAGE

air_inwood's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous funny fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

bigskybrarian's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Yes

helmskar's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous lighthearted relaxing

loonaris's review

4.0

adventurous funny lighthearted 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

monarchsandmyths's review

3.75

adventurous funny medium-paced

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

askewroo's review

3.5

adventurous hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

saraj0211's review

4.75

adventurous challenging inspiring fast-paced

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

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Pretty good! You should read it!

megvelasquez's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous hopeful fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

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Plum grew up on a farm on Little Island, but her studies have taken her to Lotus Island where she will learn how to become a Guardian, a person who can transform into an animal to protect nature from threats. Follow along as Plum learns who she is and what she might become.

readjoyfully's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-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: Yes

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Short and sweet. Christina Soontornvat is a fabulous storyteller who can craft a captivating world and a great character in just a few short words. Great for kids eager to get into the fantasy genre but aren’t quite ready for hefty books. 

bibliomich's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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What a fun middle grade fantasy! This would be a great series to introduce in a 3rd/4th grade classroom. It includes a number of common fantasy themes and tropes (the chosen one, found family, protectors of the planet) while also adding some much-needed diversity to the genre. I also appreciated that the main character struggles to gain her powers. So often in stories like these, the protagonist is "naturally gifted", but Plum finds it difficult to become a guardian, and she struggles with her place in the school. I'm absolutely planning to read the next books in the series.