A review by kaurra
The Burning by Kathryn Lasky

5.0

The Burning is the climax of all the books that preceded it. Every plot arc- St. Aggies, the Pure Ones, the Northern Kingdoms- ties together in this thrilling and high stakes story. We see our protagonists go from children to fully-fledged Guardians, using their skills and learnings to face the conflict that has been looming over them for years. Given the sheer number of plot points in this story, I’m impressed that Kathryn managed to keep this book as short as it was. For that reason it may have felt a little fast-paced at times, though I think that aided the atmosphere. Definitely one of the strongest books in the series with some awesome new worldbuilding!