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The First by Katherine Applegate

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treehugger513's review against another edition

3.0

Forced plot

Although I appreciate the characters, the writing and plot in general felt clumsy and forced. I will be reading the next in the series because I am invested in the characters.

runecleric's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

dinahsaur's review

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4.0

Tobble is my spirit animal, my best friend, and all I've ever wanted.
Endling the First might be even better than Endling the Last, and that is an impressive feat.

I had one issue with pacing in this book where I couldn't easily place how long it has been from one event to another, but it certainly wasn't enough of an issue to cause me to do anything but heap praise upon this book!!

I loved it! It's as good as the first and now I'm so disappointed that I have to wait for the next one.

The life lessons included here are wonderful. Even if an issue is complex, you are allowed to have feelings and questions. You can doubt and that is more than okay. Decisions can be very hard and there not be a definitely right or wrong option. Your decision may cause some harm but result in more overall good and you have to consider that. You should care for all creatures regardless of abilities and intelligence. You should consider the limitations of others when asking for their participation. The world is often a cruel place, but you can find the beauty and the good. There are bad people and bad things, but you shouldn't be one. You should strive to do good.

If I had children of my own, we would be reading these together right now. Instead, I'm recommending them to everyone with or without kids and to my partner's children.

a_meek_writer's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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

4.75

direton1's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful tense 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

4.0

liormaleficent's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

milquefrog's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

saracat's review

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4.0

Even though this book is with ‘young reader’ books, the characters are well formed and the story is quite compelling. She doesn’t shy away from showing the complexities of what it means to fight back when attacked - because by surviving, others may be hurt or killed. Though, since it is aimed at younger readers, death and wounds are not described in any great detail. After reading books 1 and 2 I would say this series seems to be around the reading level of the first few Harry Potter books. Maybe one level below. But, I still think it’s a worthwhile read for adults who love fantasy novels. And, if you loved Animorphs as a kid, I think you’d love this completely new world of Applegate’s.