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bmg20's review against another edition
4.0
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
A copy of New Lands was provided to me by Putnam for review purposes.
After being completely charmed by 'Deadweather and Sunrise' picking up 'New Lands' was a given. Comparatively, New Lands is less funny and more serious but still so full of heart. Egg and Guts set out on a journey to discover the Fire King's lost treasure before it can fall into the hands of the wrong man. Their journey is a bleak one and considering what they seek, it's difficult for them to judge just who is honest and worth trusting.
Guts was once again my favorite character and definitely managed to always make light of a serious situation.
"Ain't nobody calls me cow-ears without a fight." - Guts
You can't help but love Guts and his crazy antics.
I found New Lands to be a solemn installment and had a slight shortage of the swashbuckling action seen in the previous installment. Regardless, I think this section of Egg's story is most vital to his development as a character. His maturity had already begun to show towards the end of New Lands, but considering the trying times he had been through it was completely understandable.
New Lands is a story of perseverance and about digging deep to find that strength necessary to continue. This series has made me a lover of Middle Grade and is one series I will continue to seek out.
A copy of New Lands was provided to me by Putnam for review purposes.
After being completely charmed by 'Deadweather and Sunrise' picking up 'New Lands' was a given. Comparatively, New Lands is less funny and more serious but still so full of heart. Egg and Guts set out on a journey to discover the Fire King's lost treasure before it can fall into the hands of the wrong man. Their journey is a bleak one and considering what they seek, it's difficult for them to judge just who is honest and worth trusting.
Guts was once again my favorite character and definitely managed to always make light of a serious situation.
"Ain't nobody calls me cow-ears without a fight." - Guts
You can't help but love Guts and his crazy antics.
I found New Lands to be a solemn installment and had a slight shortage of the swashbuckling action seen in the previous installment. Regardless, I think this section of Egg's story is most vital to his development as a character. His maturity had already begun to show towards the end of New Lands, but considering the trying times he had been through it was completely understandable.
New Lands is a story of perseverance and about digging deep to find that strength necessary to continue. This series has made me a lover of Middle Grade and is one series I will continue to seek out.
booksnorkel's review against another edition
5.0
I really love this series, dark adventure involving realistic pirates. Great story can't wait for the third!
djinnia's review against another edition
4.0
I received this Advanced Uncorrected Galley copy for free through Goodreads First Reads.
oh my goodness! Second books in a series are usually not quite as good as the first, but this one was on par with first. It expands Egg's world as his adventure continues. There are as many pirates and even more dangers.
Egg and Guts are off to find the Okalu to get the map translated, but their plans never go as expected. They finally end up at the destination, but they learn that Pembroke is up to no good again. This time it's even worse.
They find a Native Okalu named Kira. She agrees to take them to the Okalu, but Egg and Guts are kidnapped. Millicent surprises them in their prison hold the worse for wear.
And this is just the beginning of the book.
There is one major twist in the storyline. I wasn't expecting it and it's a doozy.
Plus, in this version, there is one thing that kills me. THE ENDING IS A CLIFFHANGER! Yes, an evil cliffy.
Dang it, Geoff! Write the third one now!
This is a great series.
oh my goodness! Second books in a series are usually not quite as good as the first, but this one was on par with first. It expands Egg's world as his adventure continues. There are as many pirates and even more dangers.
Egg and Guts are off to find the Okalu to get the map translated, but their plans never go as expected. They finally end up at the destination, but they learn that Pembroke is up to no good again. This time it's even worse.
They find a Native Okalu named Kira. She agrees to take them to the Okalu, but Egg and Guts are kidnapped. Millicent surprises them in their prison hold the worse for wear.
And this is just the beginning of the book.
There is one major twist in the storyline. I wasn't expecting it and it's a doozy.
Plus, in this version, there is one thing that kills me. THE ENDING IS A CLIFFHANGER! Yes, an evil cliffy.
Dang it, Geoff! Write the third one now!
This is a great series.
piperkitty81's review against another edition
3.0
It was interesting and I like how some of the characters are developing and growing up. Some events are predictable, while others aren’t. I like the main character, but I’m not sure if I like a few of the other characters and plot enough to want to continue. This is meant for younger readers, but if a story is really good, it transcends age groups.
lyndiane's review against another edition
5.0
The second book in the "Chronicles of Egg" series, as exciting and captivating as the first. Weaving the very adult concepts of greed for power, political deceit and murder into an exceptionally well-written series aimed at younger readers, Geoff Rodkey has established himself as a master craftsman in the same league as Robert Louis Stevenson.
raejeanr's review against another edition
4.0
I traveled across oceans and jungles in the exciting second installment of The Chronicles of Egg. How long do I have to wait for the next book to come out?
kalena_reads's review against another edition
4.0
This was a good book. I hadn't read the first one in the series at the time that I read this one. But they explain things very well so you feel like you have read the first book in the series. It's a very interesting and unique book.
momtosea's review against another edition
5.0
Egg and his friends are on a treasure finding adventure and again the story doesn't disappoint.
awall14's review against another edition
3.0
New Lands is the second instalment of The Chronicles of Egg. It follows Egg and his friends as the try and decipher the mysterious map they found, all while avoiding Egg’s arch-enemy, Roger Pembrook. The book is a quick and easy read, and packed with lots of adventure. While the characters remain pretty two dimensional (similar to the first book) the story itself is fun and leaves you excited to see what will happen next.
elevetha's review against another edition
2.0
2.5 stars.
Besides those annoyances, we realize that Egg's family is still alive, though for how long no one can be quite sure. And maybe absence does make the heart grow fonder, for Egg's father and brother treat him significantly better than they ever had before.
And Burn Healy, the best part of this entire book! We now know that the dread pirate is Egg's uncle. The growing relationship between Egg and Healy was very cute and wonderful to read, even if it was only maybe the extent of 10 pages.
Hopefully the downfalls of this book arose primarily from the curse of the middle book and the third book, Blue Sea Burning, is an improvement.
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My main beef with this, besides being practically pointless, was that Egg is so immature. I get that it's a MG book, but there is a difference between being a child and being plain childish. So as he fancies himself in love with Millicent and pines for her, when she does show up, she's not quite as he remembered...she's dirty and smelly and her hair isn't washed and she's even, heaven forbid, a little grumpy. But he's mad at her for not being as he wanted. He's finding it a little hard to love her now. Not to mention that she's engaged to Cyril, and Egg is ticked at Millicent for going and getting herself engaged to Cyril and never mentioning it to him. Understandable, I suppose, though Millicent really had nothing to do with it, but the way it's written made me want to slap Egg.Besides those annoyances, we realize that Egg's family is still alive, though for how long no one can be quite sure. And maybe absence does make the heart grow fonder, for Egg's father and brother treat him significantly better than they ever had before.
And Burn Healy, the best part of this entire book! We now know that the dread pirate is Egg's uncle. The growing relationship between Egg and Healy was very cute and wonderful to read, even if it was only maybe the extent of 10 pages.
Hopefully the downfalls of this book arose primarily from the curse of the middle book and the third book, Blue Sea Burning, is an improvement.