Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole by Kathryn Lasky

9 reviews

swimfast724's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring slow-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

3.5

I was looking forward to reading this because it's a pretty well known series and even though the movie wasn't a big hit I really loved the movie. But the book was a lot different than the movie. It is really slow, it draws things out way too long before continuing the plot. And I really didn't like the way the dialogue was written

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Death, Confinement, Slavery, and Trafficking

Minor: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, War, and Child death

bashsbooks'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

I see why this is a popular book. I wish I had read it when I was the target age demographic. I also wish I was more interested in owls, as I think I would've enjoyed it more, even as an adult, if I knew some owl facts/knew what different owl species looked like. But alas, I am a cat person. So that combined with the rapid pace of a juvenile book means it's just not for me at this point.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, and Confinement

All the characters are owls, but like all types of abuse happen in here (I just feel odd putting child abuse for owlets, idk). Also, there is a big cult-like/prison/enslavement situation that I'm not sure how to tag, and brainwashing.

katelyn_reads_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

3.0

I’ve grown out of this series, and it certainly has flaws in retrospect, but rereading was a trip down memory lane. Surprisingly dark for a children’s book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Gaslighting, and Child abuse

Moderate: Violence, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Cannibalism

reesie_omnibus's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

// 4 stars // 

"It is time for the legend to be true." 

Sorrowful, hopefully, and adventurous! A gorgeous middle-grade I think any imaginative kid would adore. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death

shadereads's review against another edition

dark hopeful tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Cannibalism

mercurialmadness's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring

• 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

Graphic: Animal death and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Blood, Violence, and Gore

Minor: Cannibalism

almyworld's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Dafür, dass es eigentlich ein Kinderbuch ist, beschäftigt es sich mit ziemlich brutalen Themen. Entführung, Tod und Manipulation stehen hier im Vordergrund und es hat mich wirklich überrascht, dass auf diese Themen teilweise nicht näher eingegangen wurde, wodurch vieles an Potenzial verloren ging. Es ist trotzdem spannend gestaltet worden und beinhaltet eine gute Storyline.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Murder, and Blood

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, Grief, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Cannibalism, Death of parent, and War

erniedresser's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, and Grief