skyzinnia's review against another edition
2.0
There's a lot of "of courses" in this one. Of course Mulop can happen to hide them from Zerif and communicate with all other great beasts. Of course Conor escapes. Of course each and every one of the glowstones were irrepairably broken. Of course Xanthe happens to get there right as they breach the city and OF COURSE she brings a whole army that evens the odds, of course Zerif thinks the Wyrm is under his control even though this same situation literally just happend with Shane and Gerathon. It's very predictable and everything conviently works out with flawless timing.
On pg. 94, "She recovered and quickly placed Jhi into passive state" on pg. 96, "Meilin fell to one side, trying her best to protect Jhi from falling rubble." On pg. 98, "Meilin brought Jhi into passive state." No where does it mention her being brought back after she was put away on pg. 94. She just brought Jhi out so rubble could fall on her then immediately put her back? Lol.
Takoda summoned Kovo, the Wyrm's biggest threat. Naturally, you'd think that means Takoda would have a target on his back. Apparently not to everyone else though because no one noticed the Wyrm snagged him. The Wyrm wants Takoda? Wow, I never saw that coming.
On pg. 144, "Rumfass the Ram."
Zerif took Uraza and Abeke didn't think it would be used against her at some point? She's the one preaching about how it's war and things must be done, then refuses to shoot Zerif?
It's kind of annoying that Kirat is suddenly a completely different person now that Rollan had a pep talk with him. Suddenly Cabaro sees him as worthy based on one speech he gave to a bunch of kids. He wasn't changed through war, conflict, or loss, it was literally just Rollan handing him an amulet. You don't suddenly change your entire personality the way he has without more than just that. I get the necklace is important to him, but after that he is suddenly the best leader, the best at plans, and the most mature of them? I wish there had been more of a growth arc for him than that and more of a bonding arc with Cabaro. He has been calling him stupid, lazy, and admitted he would give him to Zerif conscious-free, but all of that washes away and they are best friends all of a sudden because the speech was good?
On pg. 155, Shane saves Abeke from Uraza. She thinks if he knew how she felt about him he would still be alive. You think if he knew you loved him he wouldn't have saved you? Pretty sure that's not how it would go.
I don't understand why they are calling it The Thing now. It's still just the Wyrm that took Zerif over. It didn't magically become something other than itself.
I adored the ending. I don't want to spoil anything, but I was nearly in tears. I'm really happy with how the story progressed to this point. The story was good, but unfortunately it doesn't make up for this book's bad editing and poor character development.
On pg. 94, "She recovered and quickly placed Jhi into passive state" on pg. 96, "Meilin fell to one side, trying her best to protect Jhi from falling rubble." On pg. 98, "Meilin brought Jhi into passive state." No where does it mention her being brought back after she was put away on pg. 94. She just brought Jhi out so rubble could fall on her then immediately put her back? Lol.
Takoda summoned Kovo, the Wyrm's biggest threat. Naturally, you'd think that means Takoda would have a target on his back. Apparently not to everyone else though because no one noticed the Wyrm snagged him. The Wyrm wants Takoda? Wow, I never saw that coming.
On pg. 144, "Rumfass the Ram."
Zerif took Uraza and Abeke didn't think it would be used against her at some point? She's the one preaching about how it's war and things must be done, then refuses to shoot Zerif?
It's kind of annoying that Kirat is suddenly a completely different person now that Rollan had a pep talk with him. Suddenly Cabaro sees him as worthy based on one speech he gave to a bunch of kids. He wasn't changed through war, conflict, or loss, it was literally just Rollan handing him an amulet. You don't suddenly change your entire personality the way he has without more than just that. I get the necklace is important to him, but after that he is suddenly the best leader, the best at plans, and the most mature of them? I wish there had been more of a growth arc for him than that and more of a bonding arc with Cabaro. He has been calling him stupid, lazy, and admitted he would give him to Zerif conscious-free, but all of that washes away and they are best friends all of a sudden because the speech was good?
On pg. 155, Shane saves Abeke from Uraza. She thinks if he knew how she felt about him he would still be alive. You think if he knew you loved him he wouldn't have saved you? Pretty sure that's not how it would go.
I don't understand why they are calling it The Thing now. It's still just the Wyrm that took Zerif over. It didn't magically become something other than itself.
I adored the ending. I don't want to spoil anything, but I was nearly in tears. I'm really happy with how the story progressed to this point. The story was good, but unfortunately it doesn't make up for this book's bad editing and poor character development.
coutures1513's review against another edition
4.0
J'ai adoré ce tome! Il se place de nombreux évènements surprenants qui ont même réussi à me faire pleurer.
Par contre, on dirait réellement qu'il marque la fin de la série. Je trouve que ça aurait une bonne conclusion bien ficelée. Bien hâte de voir à quoi va ressembler la suite.
Par contre, on dirait réellement qu'il marque la fin de la série. Je trouve que ça aurait une bonne conclusion bien ficelée. Bien hâte de voir à quoi va ressembler la suite.
alaspooriorek's review against another edition
3.0
I really love the Spirit Animals series as a whole. I agree with many others that it should have ended with the original 7 book run, but these books have been satisfying for more so far. That said, I've got some problems with The Burning Tide. The story picks up immediately after The Return.
Everything that I liked in The Return (the pacing, characterization, and plot) was gone in Burning Tide. The ending felt rushed and underwhelming. The plan to defeat the Wyrm was . . . stupid? The switching perspectives combined with the ever growing cast of characters made the entire story just run out of control. By the end I was still wondering who was supposed to be important to the story other than the original four characters. I was also a bit confused by the fact that this is the end of the Wyrm story arch, but there are two more books to follow. Book 6 comes out in October.
I wanted to see more backstory of Kovo's history and the "birth" of the Great Beasts. I think tying their power to the Evertree and the Wyrm was a great touch. However, there wasn't much there. Also, I think that if that much was being done to explain the origin of the Wyrm, then the finale for this arc should have been extended into another book. I know that there are two companion novels to the story in the POV of the Great Beasts, but the first focuses on the first war with the conquerors.
Overall, I enjoyed this read, but it was very underwhelming for me. 3/5 stars.
Spoiler
Abeke has lost Uraza and Connor is falling further under the Wyrm's control.Everything that I liked in The Return (the pacing, characterization, and plot) was gone in Burning Tide. The ending felt rushed and underwhelming. The plan to defeat the Wyrm was . . . stupid? The switching perspectives combined with the ever growing cast of characters made the entire story just run out of control. By the end I was still wondering who was supposed to be important to the story other than the original four characters. I was also a bit confused by the fact that this is the end of the Wyrm story arch, but there are two more books to follow. Book 6 comes out in October.
I wanted to see more backstory of Kovo's history and the "birth" of the Great Beasts. I think tying their power to the Evertree and the Wyrm was a great touch. However, there wasn't much there. Also, I think that if that much was being done to explain the origin of the Wyrm, then the finale for this arc should have been extended into another book. I know that there are two companion novels to the story in the POV of the Great Beasts, but the first focuses on the first war with the conquerors.
Overall, I enjoyed this read, but it was very underwhelming for me. 3/5 stars.
shoelessgirl's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 stars. Great end to the series, though the ending was a little rushed. I'm quite gutted about Shane's death though :(
thomas_wright's review against another edition
this hole series has been great I feel like this wraps up perfectly
the_aries_dragon_reader's review against another edition
4.0
Great ending to the first half of the series!
littleretrorocker6's review against another edition
this hole series has been great I feel like this wraps up perfectly
lightlysprkling's review against another edition
4.0
Scholastic fantasy series for primary school aged children. Certainly suggest making the effort to read them in order, otherwise the large cast paired with their spirit animals gets a bit much. Great series, in the vein of Beast Quest but more sophisticated. The paramount quality of the many authors is what makes it great. I love Auxier, but there are also works by Maggie Stiefvater, Victoria Schwab, Shannon Hale, Brandon Mull, Marie Lu and more. Plus, there's a video game that goes with the series.
theravenflight's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
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