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Sunwing by Kenneth Oppel

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My friend really wanted me to read this for a long time. I enjoyed it quite a bit but animal stories just aren't my thing. The plot and characters were really original. It wrapped up very neat for a middle book so I feel no desire to read the third one.

kyandesu's review

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

fenwytch's review

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adventurous dark fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

christal's review against another edition

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adventurous dark slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

atomicwizard's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix

2.75

readerofdafuk's review against another edition

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4.0

The sequel is very cool. But I don't understand why the humans in this book would tie bombs on the bats. I know they want to destroy their enemies, but can't they think of a better way to do it? That was the weirdest part of the whole book. The rest was great, having Shade defeat Goth, again, by stopping his 100 bat sacrifice and destroying the pyramid. Good book.

mousie_books's review against another edition

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3.0

Shade, Marina, Chinook, Ariel, and Frieda investigate the secret of the bands, and find humans to be less altruistic than legend would have them believe.

Silverwing was boring, and I would not have continued on to Sunwing if I did not already own it. Surprisingly, I liked the book. It was fast and fun, and hard to put down. It bothered me that the plot was so close to making 'real world' sense, from the point of view of the bats, but the mystical bent annoyed me. (Yes, yes, the talking bat, rat, owl story wasn't realistic enough for me.) I have the next the series, so I'll definitely read on. However, I'm looking forward to it more now than I was before this book.

bethwhite's review

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5.0

I love this book so much. Everything about it warms my heart. Maybe it’s the memories of my childhood reading of this book and loving it then, or maybe it’s just that it is, on its own, just an amazing book. Probably both.

This book continues the story of Shade from Silverwing (book #1) and his journeys looking for his father and the truth of the “bands” and Nocturna’s promise. Although I guess “technically” a children’s book, and one I read as a teenager, re-reading as an adult showed me another few levels to this book and it’s interpretations, and I felt I took away more than just an excellently written and engaging story, but also life lessons and thoughts to ponder on further about issues such as how we treat others without truly knowing them and their motives, as well as environmental issues about how we treat wildlife and nature. Captivating me from an enjoyment as well as an intellectual and world conscious perspective, I absolutely loved this book, even more so dare I say than the first, and would recommend to any reader.