3.97 AVERAGE


Solid 4 stars

Final Thoughts
I’ll be honest, this book wasn’t as good to me as the beginning of the series. Maybe I just need a break from the series, or I just didn’t connect with Addie, I’m not sure. Gabe didn’t seem all that impressive to me as a love interest, and most of the characters seemed so underdeveloped. There was also a lot of “telling” not “showing” from Addie’s supposed character development (she announces one thing and later announces a different thing), to the dark doings of Leander. I think there’s just a lot of missed potential here for the story to be more creative, or more interesting, and really changing Odette to Addie wasn’t a mark of true creativity.

For a more in depth review, check out my book blog: https://beesandbooks.home.blog/2020/05/04/review-a-captive-of-wing-and-feather-beyond-the-four-kingdoms-5-by-melanie-cellier/

Another enjoyable installment in the series. I nudged it up to four and half stars because I really liked the life lessons woven in.

This book is easily appropriate for the intended age range, and even for some younger readers. There is some danger (including to children and animals), some hugging and kissing, and a lot of hiding important information from friends (but also learning why that's a bad idea). Death is also real risk, and a death scene is briefly described, so some very young readers might find it traumatic.