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La cattura by Kathryn Lasky

5 reviews

annatar1060's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

4.0

This was a really fun middle grade read! I want to read the whole series. I really like the characters and want to learn more about what is going on. I love owls so I have had fun looking up each type of owls as they are introduced. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Blood, and Murder

kryolitee's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Death, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Murder

anispaperbacks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

3.75

 I loved Ga'hoole when I was younger so I'm having so much fun reading the series now! I had read this one before so I was fairly familiar but I must say I did not recall the cannibalism. ANYWAY so excited to read the rest of the series. The world is just so so cool, owls are one of my favourite animals so it is heaps of fun to read a fantasy world revolving around them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Slavery, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, and Murder

Minor: Infertility, Blood, and Cannibalism

bishopbox's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring tense fast-paced

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

3.0

This was one of my favorites as a kid and I decided to reread it. Overall, it’s still a pretty good book. The world building is solid, the characters are interesting, and damn do they make to orphanage terrifying!! 
However, as an adult, I see the flaws more. The titular “Guardians of GaHoole” are mention just shortly at the beginning, but then later become this huge thing out of nowhere. There were a few elements that were also just introduced just for a quick moment and then forgotten about. 
Also there are some… strange implications in this book? Nothing that was outright offensive, but just weird.

The biggest one is the snake maid and how she sees owls as superior beings to herself and keeps proclaiming that she loves being their servant. Idk just rubbed me a weird way. Also it’s implied that the first guardian of gahoole was like owl Jesus? Again, weird stuff

 
I could see this being a miss for a lot of people. It’s a very strange book and I don’t know many people that like owls enough to really get immersed in the owl world. However, it’s not a bad book! I’m sure anyone that’s into the warrior cat series or other “talking animal” fantasy type books would like this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Torture, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Grief, and Cannibalism

Minor: Vomit

mikki_9's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Violence, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Cannibalism, Death of parent, and War