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The Burning, by Richard Cowdrey, Kathryn Lasky

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punkrockingnerd's review

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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

5.0

the_fabric_of_words's review against another edition

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5.0

My son loved these! He read them in about 3rd grade. I didn't share his love, but then I'm an adult and I experienced the story from a totally different point of view (I mean, fighting owls??! It was hard for me to get into.) I was willing to let him read whatever it took to get him to reading fluently and I was just happy to see him immersed in a book.

sean67's review against another edition

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3.0

There has been a veritable parliament of owl books in the series now with this being number six, and I can't say that they are really riveting, they areOK, not terrible, but I would not be sad if I didn't read the next one fore a month, mind you since I have the next couple out, they will be read shortly, but the point is, they are not that gripping you want to put all else aside to read them. Decent but not dynamic.

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5.0

This was yet another great book in this series. Although this series is for kids, it has a lot of great messages and I think really important ones that kids need to know, presented in a fun, exciting way. This book was just a continuation of that journey. I loved the split perspectives of the many owls on their many missions. I liked the idea that the other owls didn't have to be brave together, but could be brave and act noble on their own, especially Gylfie. I liked that we got to see different sides of the owls, especially Twilight and Soren. The new characters were always useful and I liked seeing more of Ruby and Martin, who we don't see enough of.

In a nutshell, a wonderful book for kids that explores why "purity of race" is a REALLY BAD THING.

I know that this is the end of the war against the Pure Ones, so I'm curious on how there's more books in the series? How can this go on longer? In any case, I'll probably start the next one tomorrow, or at the latest on Monday!