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4.16 AVERAGE
4.16 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Oh. My. Gosh. Reading this book, I laughed out loud. I ugly cried. It was a wild ride all the way through, and I loved every minute of it.
While Fionn wrestles with his unresponsive magic and his fears about failing the island, he’s surrounded by spunky, quirky characters. So there’s this constant balance between serious and silly that I thought really worked.
I love the way the whole community was involved in the battle to save the island. This isn’t one of those books where the hero has to go solo despite everyone telling him to go to bed or stop pestering them with prophesies of certain doom. Fionn definitely fights his own battles, but the community rallies around him. I found that really refreshing and awesome.
Altogether, this is a totally worthy sequel to THE STORM KEEPER’S ISLAND, which was one of my favorite books last year. I can tell this is a series I’m going to be talking about and recommending far and wide.
If you liked A SNICKER OF MAGIC by Natalie Lloyd or THREE TIMES LUCKY by Sheila Turnage, or you are breathing and love a good story, please add this series to your reading list.
Note: I received a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. (And then I bought a copy!)
While Fionn wrestles with his unresponsive magic and his fears about failing the island, he’s surrounded by spunky, quirky characters. So there’s this constant balance between serious and silly that I thought really worked.
I love the way the whole community was involved in the battle to save the island. This isn’t one of those books where the hero has to go solo despite everyone telling him to go to bed or stop pestering them with prophesies of certain doom. Fionn definitely fights his own battles, but the community rallies around him. I found that really refreshing and awesome.
Altogether, this is a totally worthy sequel to THE STORM KEEPER’S ISLAND, which was one of my favorite books last year. I can tell this is a series I’m going to be talking about and recommending far and wide.
If you liked A SNICKER OF MAGIC by Natalie Lloyd or THREE TIMES LUCKY by Sheila Turnage, or you are breathing and love a good story, please add this series to your reading list.
Note: I received a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. (And then I bought a copy!)
I have just finished this book, having started it this morning, and I think I will be living in the world of Arranmore for days to come in my thoughts. This is a truly special book, one that swept me up in the story, thrilled and delighted me, made me laugh and made me cry (and I am not generally an emotional reader so that's saying a lot). Masterful storytelling- I wish I had written it because it is SO good. A truly great book leaves you feeling satisfied but also utterly bereft that it is over, and that is exactly what this did. Unpredictable, emotional, and wholly real and relatable, I urge you to read this. Even better than the first (make sure you've read the first one before starting this one). I cannot wait for the next.
As good as the first, and as with many children's books, darker than the first. This is definitely worth a read, and I am loving the depictions of growth in the characters and the way they are dealing with love and loss and magic.
I can't wait for the next one!
I can't wait for the next one!
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Ik heb het binnen één dag uitgelezen en bovendien heb ik gehuild (en dat gebeurt niet vaak). Zegt dat genoeg?
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Got a bit teary eyed there at the end. Fun adventure to listen to with my kids.