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A review by greywolfheir
The Capture by Kathryn Lasky
5.0
The Capture was one of those books that I expected to reread and end up disappointed when it fell flat in my maturity. I'm so glad to be wrong.
In the first few chapters I was surprised at how much correct information there was about owls. Very little was glossed over for the sake of making this fantasy come to life, and that impressed me. And the story just got better with two likeable characters and action that didn't shy away from too much violence or suspense. Furthermore, I was indeed surprised by how much action there was in such a short book. I felt like I was reading a 500 page novel with three separate climaxes and it didn't get to be too tiresome. In fact, it ended up being a very thrilling read.
Note: I did read an audiobook version (I'm not sure who the narrator was) and my one complaint about the book is that the characters all tended to have squeaky voices that grated on my nerves which made the book very hard to get through.
In the first few chapters I was surprised at how much correct information there was about owls. Very little was glossed over for the sake of making this fantasy come to life, and that impressed me. And the story just got better with two likeable characters and action that didn't shy away from too much violence or suspense. Furthermore, I was indeed surprised by how much action there was in such a short book. I felt like I was reading a 500 page novel with three separate climaxes and it didn't get to be too tiresome. In fact, it ended up being a very thrilling read.
Note: I did read an audiobook version (I'm not sure who the narrator was) and my one complaint about the book is that the characters all tended to have squeaky voices that grated on my nerves which made the book very hard to get through.