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Silverwing

Kenneth Oppel

3.95 AVERAGE


The first book I ever read. It was so good that I forced myself to learn reading faster and it had a huge impact on my life. I wouldn't be studying what I study now if I hadn't read Silverwing.

5/5 stars. Very good book! Just as good as Darkwing. Characters are super well written and the book was a good pace. Definitely recommend! I will say this book, along with Darkwing, can be pretty violent and he isn't afraid to kill characters off in not so nice ways.

A childhood favorite
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roadrats's review

3.0

After the incredible journey that was Darkwing, I was so... let down by this! It's a much, much smaller book, and obviously intended for a younger audience, but I was really taken aback by how ridiculous everything was.

Pigeons talking like soldiers, owl ambassadors, rat kingdoms, gods of the underworld... it was just odd in a story that I really just wanted to be a bit more ground in reality. Like Darkwing was!

I dont remember anything about this book from when I was a kid, except for how weird I thought the underworld was. I think that might be in Firewing. I'll continue reading the series and see where it goes. At least it was a quick read! And I did thoroughly enjoy it in parts.

I wish this existed when I was a child. Such a great balance of educational and interesting characterization and plot development.

Silverwing is a great book. I only gave it three stars because I'm not into those books anymore.
adventurous emotional funny mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous funny hopeful relaxing fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated