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4.12 AVERAGE
4.12 AVERAGE
I have read this book, and others in the series, so many times since I bought it in an Idaho bookshop as a young teen. It's one of my go-to reading slump books, often re-read when I am stressed or between heavy novels. What's not to like?! An awesomely capable witch protagonist, a pregnant but still kick-butt Queen, many cats, and a giant blue floating donkey all feature! If you haven't read the Enchanted Forest series, start NOW and then pass it on to any precocious young (9+) people in your life. Highly recommend.
After a shaky beginning, Calling on Dragons builds up enough excitement to earn a 4-star rating -- although it was very tempting to simply walk away and mark this one as DNF in the first chapter or two. The biggest flaw of this book is the overabundance of talking animals. We meet 12 talking cats in the first chapter, and it appeared that I was actually going to have to pay attention and sort out which was which.
Fortunately, only a few of the cats (plus a rabbit who's been turned into a seven-foot-tall, blue, winged donkey) are involved in the rest of the action, and the attention shifts back to familiar characters from the first two books in the series, Cimorene and Morwen. Someone has stolen the magical sword from the Enchanted Forest, and these two terrific women (along with the cats and donkey and the King of the Dragons) set off to reclaim the sword before disaster strikes.
The action becomes quite a lot of fun, with plenty of funny dialogue and situations to liven up the adventure. There are hints of danger - but it never ends up feeling particularly threatening.
This series is quite entertaining and a good pick for sharing with kids. My 12-year-old son is reading the books at the same time as I am, and he's enjoying it very much. We've both become involved with the characters and the story, and plan to start #4 right away.
Fortunately, only a few of the cats (plus a rabbit who's been turned into a seven-foot-tall, blue, winged donkey) are involved in the rest of the action, and the attention shifts back to familiar characters from the first two books in the series, Cimorene and Morwen. Someone has stolen the magical sword from the Enchanted Forest, and these two terrific women (along with the cats and donkey and the King of the Dragons) set off to reclaim the sword before disaster strikes.
The action becomes quite a lot of fun, with plenty of funny dialogue and situations to liven up the adventure. There are hints of danger - but it never ends up feeling particularly threatening.
This series is quite entertaining and a good pick for sharing with kids. My 12-year-old son is reading the books at the same time as I am, and he's enjoying it very much. We've both become involved with the characters and the story, and plan to start #4 right away.
That was... Okay
Not quite as good as the others; I can tell it was a placeholder. That's all right! It was a necessary branch from book two to book four. Onward!
Not quite as good as the others; I can tell it was a placeholder. That's all right! It was a necessary branch from book two to book four. Onward!
October 12, 2011
I love this series, this world is just awesome.
July 3-4, 2018
I love the adventure and how ridiculous Killer the rabbit turned donkey gets, but I still don’t like that ending.
2022
I love Morwen and the cats. I love everything except the cliffhanger. But definitely still worth reading.
I love this series, this world is just awesome.
July 3-4, 2018
I love the adventure and how ridiculous Killer the rabbit turned donkey gets, but I still don’t like that ending.
2022
I love Morwen and the cats. I love everything except the cliffhanger. But definitely still worth reading.
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Morwen is ace. Cimorene remains ace. The cats are very clearly cats. But GOOD CTHULHU is Killer annoying. Like, really REALLY annoying. And I detest cliffhanger endings.
Darn, this could've been a whole lot better! I still did enjoy it, besides I just gotta continue the series after that ending!
3 Stars
3 Stars
Oh to be a blue six foot tall floating flying insubstantial donkey. I think it would fix me
Not bad, not great. The voices on the audiobook were pretty fantastic though
Not as good as the first two, but I enjoyed it.
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read 5/9/2020
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read 5/9/2020