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skyzinnia's review against another edition
2.0
2.5
The beginning of chapter four was about how Edme didn't want to and wasn't going to go back to the clan. Then she is just there by the middle of it?
I wish the repetition would stop already. "Gywnneth, the Masked Owl." Yes. I have seen that every page that her name has been spoken every time. I know what she is by this point. Same thing with what Faolan means. Please stop. Furthermore, the wolves all shove their ears forward. It's not necessarily bad, but it's the verb used every single time for every single set of ears.
The wolves get drunk?
I wasn't expecting a real curse word. The animal ones are no big deal, but this is a kids' book. There's no place for that here.
It's strange that Faolan suddenly feels everything in his marrow. The old language, his mother, etc. How he just magically knew the old language because of his marrow. It's way overused, too.
I really liked the arc with the McNamara clan and Morag at the end. That felt well done and beautiful. I'm sad about Arthur, though. He basically got introduced out of convenience.
Lots of plot points didn't really add up, but the story overall wasn't bad, and I liked the characters introduced. Like others, though, I don't think the back blurb matched what actually happened at all.
The beginning of chapter four was about how Edme didn't want to and wasn't going to go back to the clan. Then she is just there by the middle of it?
I wish the repetition would stop already. "Gywnneth, the Masked Owl." Yes. I have seen that every page that her name has been spoken every time. I know what she is by this point. Same thing with what Faolan means. Please stop. Furthermore, the wolves all shove their ears forward. It's not necessarily bad, but it's the verb used every single time for every single set of ears.
The wolves get drunk?
I wasn't expecting a real curse word. The animal ones are no big deal, but this is a kids' book. There's no place for that here.
It's strange that Faolan suddenly feels everything in his marrow. The old language, his mother, etc. How he just magically knew the old language because of his marrow. It's way overused, too.
I really liked the arc with the McNamara clan and Morag at the end. That felt well done and beautiful. I'm sad about Arthur, though. He basically got introduced out of convenience.
Lots of plot points didn't really add up, but the story overall wasn't bad, and I liked the characters introduced. Like others, though, I don't think the back blurb matched what actually happened at all.
athena_arisen's review against another edition
2.0
I have a lot of questions after finishing this entry in Wolves of the Beyond.
The Wolves of the Watch serve as the highest governing body of the Wolf Clans, settling territory disputes, setting borders and hunting rights. Yet, these wolves are all former Gnaw Wolves, who are the lowest ranking wolves and abused for their disabilities and physical deformities. Wolves with these traits are considered cursed and are left to die when they're born, so then why are these wolves in charge? If they're so hated and treated so poorly if they are not in the Watch, why is the Watch in charge?
Furthermore, this means that the Watch also doesn't condemn this practice, meaning they're at least complacent in it, at best. Why would these wolves care to uphold a law that wants them dead for the way they were born? Why would the Watch be okay with laws that needlessly send pups to die, and if they survive, to a life of abuse?
It almost overshadows the plot as a question for me.
The plot was fine, more interesting toward the end. I think the buildup for Old Cags, who is rabid, was decent, but the payoff was weak. He really only wound up killing an owl who was only around for a couple chapters, and screaming a name at one of the main characters. He really failed to deliver a feeling of real danger, despite his rabies. (Though this could be because this book is for children, so Lasky might have had to dial this aspect down for the audience.)
The Wolves of the Watch serve as the highest governing body of the Wolf Clans, settling territory disputes, setting borders and hunting rights. Yet, these wolves are all former Gnaw Wolves, who are the lowest ranking wolves and abused for their disabilities and physical deformities. Wolves with these traits are considered cursed and are left to die when they're born, so then why are these wolves in charge? If they're so hated and treated so poorly if they are not in the Watch, why is the Watch in charge?
Furthermore, this means that the Watch also doesn't condemn this practice, meaning they're at least complacent in it, at best. Why would these wolves care to uphold a law that wants them dead for the way they were born? Why would the Watch be okay with laws that needlessly send pups to die, and if they survive, to a life of abuse?
It almost overshadows the plot as a question for me.
The plot was fine, more interesting toward the end. I think the buildup for Old Cags, who is rabid, was decent, but the payoff was weak. He really only wound up killing an owl who was only around for a couple chapters, and screaming a name at one of the main characters. He really failed to deliver a feeling of real danger, despite his rabies. (Though this could be because this book is for children, so Lasky might have had to dial this aspect down for the audience.)
darri_reads's review against another edition
5.0
The last two chapters made me cry. This book was so good
cptrexct's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
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? No
2.5
kat703's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
worms_and_words's review against another edition
5.0
Forget the wolves, I hope Faolan goes to bear heaven.
cassidylynnereads's review against another edition
3.0
This is actually more like a 3.5/5. Another short review because there's not much to say about these books. I definitely think the series gets better as it goes on. There was more tension built up in this one I loved learning about the volcanoes and more of the lore of the Wolves of the Watch, but again I wish these books could've been longer to include more action. It feels like the books are just filler leading up to the finale because of how slow the pacing is in the first few books. I also have the same major complaint about the first two books, that every time Faolan and now Edme have an enemy, they're obviously in the wrong. It would've made them more realistic to give them an enemy that isn't proven wrong for disliking them at every point. It would've made Faolan less Gary Stu. I also wanted to mention that I love Edme. She's such a genuine character, and I don't remember if I mentioned in my last review how much I love her, but I know I meant to. She's definitely my favorite because she struggled to make her flaws strengths, and she has to work hard to do as well as she does, unlike with how naturally it comes to Faolan. She's also just a genuinely good and innocent soul. I'm pretty sure I remember each book getting better though, so hopefully I can give the next book a stronger four star rating.
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and while I prefer the happy ending, it was kind of a cop out that all the building tension led to a simple solution, much like how the drama with Heep resolved. Also the two deaths that did occur in this book were with barely developed characters we didn't feel much for. I didn't take stars off for that specific detail though since I know this is a children's series and the deaths aren't meant to completely crush the reader.aotora's review against another edition
5.0
This may have been my favourite book from this series so far- I loved MacHeaths and old Cags, though I have a feeling that we never see him again - which annoys me because he was such a good villain, Edme is cool, Winks an Twist are fun characters- so are the other Watch members, the entire Watch is interesting to read about - and the story's pacing is a little bit better. Heep is not in this story -but the villains that are are interesting and reading about their comeuppance was so satisfying. Edme's backstory was intriguing to read about but I was surprised by how brutal and violent some deaths were, especially for a kid's book - I mean one character gets ripped apart and has their wing ripped off before they die- they are only in the story briefly but it's enough to make you get attached and that death has a lot of impact, and the other one … his skin and fur is basically ripped off of him starting at his scar- that one was surprisingly gruesome too - but satisfying at the same time because you were just rooting for that character to die for the entire book. Toby - the cub was an interesting character too, he is a cub but he has a few moments where he acts like a grown-up - I hope that we see the bears again because they sounded like such interesting characters and their lore was so interesting, I hope that they aren't just one book characters like a few others are.
caught_between_pages's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
tense
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? No
2.25