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A review by skylacine
The Burning by Kathryn Lasky
medium-paced
3.0
This one had me hooked far less than the previous book, sadly. Which it shouldn't be because this is the climax and end of Soren's story and the first arc, or at least it is implied to be (I haven't read past this book yet).
There's some good here, such as the world-building of the north, Dewlap thankfully not being a big player in this book (I hate that owl with a burning passion) and of course the final conflict with Soren and Kludd but the rest...I genuinely couldn't care less what was going on. Pirate shenanigans, learning how to fight with ice weapons... I was very bored throughout a lot of this book. Which, again, is supposed to be the <i>climax</i> of the arc. I was left disappointed, sad.
Also I personally think it should've beenSoren who ended Kludd's life, not Twilight. Their sibling rivalry has been built up since book one and to have it resolved like this is a bit unsatisfying for the reader.
Full review at: https://skybookcorner.blogspot.com/2023/06/book-review-burning-by-kathryn-lasky.html
There's some good here, such as the world-building of the north, Dewlap thankfully not being a big player in this book (I hate that owl with a burning passion) and of course the final conflict with Soren and Kludd but the rest...I genuinely couldn't care less what was going on. Pirate shenanigans, learning how to fight with ice weapons... I was very bored throughout a lot of this book. Which, again, is supposed to be the <i>climax</i> of the arc. I was left disappointed, sad.
Also I personally think it should've been
Full review at: https://skybookcorner.blogspot.com/2023/06/book-review-burning-by-kathryn-lasky.html