more like.stars. Not as good as the first book, Still enjoyable, but missing the novelty of the first book, and replaced instead with lots of introspection about the nature of fear, courage, and leadership, and those parts read like a teacher's lecture, I didn't enjoy them, and doubt my students would,
I'm also seriously bothered by the plot loophole that I shared after reading Book, So much hinges on the honesty of this species of animaland their ability to detect lies in othersbut the animals themselves are capable of lying and the main character does indeed lie to protect herself and her friends.
I cannot imagine that no one else in this world has ever questioned this, It's like having an entire world founded on a belief that if you negotiate in front of a lie detector, you can be assured that the lie detector will keep everyone in the room honest.
. but all along, the lie detector can itself give false information about whether others are lying, No one in this world doubts the lie detector species, and the lie detector species has, for the most part, remained honest, but they are not always honest,
This book also touches on the nature of war, and when war is justified, and examines the idea of collateral damage, All interesting ideas that would be good for a classroom discussion, but like the whole fear/courage question, the voice rang false to me as I read these parts.
I felt like I was reading a scripted lesson plan instead of a fantasy novel,
There's still another book in this series, so I'm going to maintain my hope that some of these things get resolved in the next book, . but if they don't, I'm going to be pretty disappointed by the whole series, AMaZing. When's the third book coming And the Fourth And the Fifth Mustread, Bix and his friends are determined to find out if there is more Dairne or not,
As the story progresses, so does the war, something Khara wants to avoid,
This time, we see how all the characters must face their doubts and fears for themselves and evolve, A clear example is Tobble, and the protagonist Bix, who must become the leader of her group and make decisions for which she does not believe she is ready.
Just as we meet many new characters, the story becomes more complex, and leaves you wanting to know more,
Bix y sus amigos están decididos a averiguar si hay más Dairne o no,
A medida que avanza la historia, también lo hace la guerra, algo que Khara quiere evitar,
En esta ocasión, vemos cómo todos los personajes deben enfrentarse a sus dudas y miedos por sí mismos y evolucionar, Un ejemplo claro es Tobble, y la protagonista Bix, que debe convertirse en el líder de su grupo y tomar decisiones para las que no cree que esta lista.
Asi como conocemos muchos personajes nuevos la historia se hace mas compleja,y te deja queriendo saber mas,
En resumen, La primera es una segunda parte de La superviviente a la altura de la primera, ideal para cualquier lector, permitiéndonos conocer más su mundo, presentándonos a nuevos personajes y dejándonos con la miel en los labios de lo que será el tercer libro.
Reseña: sitelink blogspot. com/ These books are written for middle grade readers but they deal with many things I experience as a teenager: worrying and feeling inept when faced with increasing responsibility, struggling to find your people, messy friendships.
Byx and Tobble are relatable and down to earth, even though they are madeup creatures, Ironically, Khara, who is another main character and a girl close to my age is very difficult to relate to and less realistic than her not real creature friends, if that makes any sense! She's so mature and capable that it makes her great accomplishments feel melodramatic instead of inspiring.
The plot isn't comfortable for me either, It's totally actionpacked something tragic or terrifying or unbelievable or all three has to happen every few chapters, For someone as lowkey as I am, that's exhausting even to read about, I definitely wouldn't have read this series without a friend's recommendation, but I'm so grateful that she recommended it insistently, I needed up loving this series in spite of, or perhaps because of, the crazy plot that pushed me outside my comfort zone, Que j'aime cette série ! Cf, sitelinkLe monde de Nedarra, tome: Celle qui reste
Sa parution VF a hélas correspondu avec le chaos que l'on sait donc accordezlui
une petite chance d'exister.
Encore un tome pour connaître son dénouement, Argh. frustration Yo diría que, aparte de lo genial que es la trama, lo que más me gusta de estas novelas son sus personajes: de diferentes razas, en principio, también de diferentes "estatus", pero al final el grupo principal ha logrado crearse una pequeña familia, pese a chocar de vez en cuando, y me encanta cómo ha ido evolucionando cada uno, así como las relaciones entre ellos, sobre todo entre Tobble el conejillo de la portada y Gambler la pantera.
Son tan achuchables todos.
Reseña completa: sitelink blogspot. com/ .
Les duele saber que ya llega el final de una trilogía que aman
Simplemente, algo maravilloso, Una historia que va mejorando a medida que pasan las páginas, Quiero destacar el progreso y desarrollo que tuvieron sus personajes, Desde Byx como una cachorra insegura pero inteligente, hasta que se encaminó en una aventura, determinada y con una postura que poco a poco fue alcanzando un rol de líder.
Hasta Tobble, una criatura indefensa que se ganó el respeto de todos, Kharu una ladronzuela que rastreaba hasta ser una verdadera guía, Cada uno de sus personajes tiene lo que muchas novelas de fantasía carecen: una voz propia, Un arco digno. Esta segunda entrega supera por mucho a la primera, Se torna algo más oscura como las verdaderas aventuras deben ser y a su vez, continúa siendo una historia preciosa con enseñanzas y mucho terreno por llenar.
El mundo continúa creciendo en desarrollo y descripción y es algo increíble, Aún posee ese aspecto de novela infantil/juvenil que impide que adopte un tono más caótico, Es decir: algunas cosas se solucionan muy fácil y choco con eso un poco, ya que en la guerra no todo es cuento de hadas aunque hay varios momentos que intentan y logran demostrar eso, aunque falte más.
La historia fue mejorando poco a poco y continúa con los sucesos de la primera entrega, Es una novela lleva de esperanza y dinamismo, No me queda más que decir que, espero con ansias leer la tercera parte y ver dónde desemboca todo, La autora tiene un manejo de su pluma que no deja nada que desear y te atrapa en su telaraña llegando a sospechar el futuro mismo de sus personajes.
La historia puede tomar cualquier rumbo en cualquier momento y ahí es cuándo choco contra la pared y necesito que se vuelva un poco más adulta en ese aspecto.
Una secuela que alucina, atrapa y no puedes soltar hasta llegar al final, De Eindeling deelvond ik een groot avontuur, Ik leefde helemaal mee met Byx, Ik hoopte dat deelnog beter was, En dat was het grotendeels! De spanning wordt goed opgebouwd, halverwege denk je dat Byx haar doel al heeft bereikt, maar dat blijkt niet helemaal zo te zijn, Daardoor weet je eigenlijk niet wat het verhaal verder gaat brengen, De eerste helft is vrij voorspelbaar, maar daarna niet meer,
Op de achterkant schrijft Billy Bones altijd drie woorden die het verhaal omschrijven, Deze keer zijn dat de woorden: avontuur, spanning en verslavend, Hier ben ik het zeker mee eens! Ik zou nog een vierde woord willen toevoegen: vriendschap, Vriendschap is namelijk een groot thema in deze serie, Kan je vrienden worden met iedereen Zijn ze te vertrouwen
Ten Strijde is weer een avontuur voor Byx, met vreugde, tegenslag en verrassingen, Byx groeit van onzekere pup uit tot een zelfverzekerde dariene, En niet alleen door wat ze doet, maar ook met wie ze alles onderneemt, Op een bepaald moment in het boek had ik wel meer vreugde verwacht, maar het bleef een beetje koeltjes, Verder vond ik dit weer een geweldig avontuur! Alle avonturenverhalenlezers zouden deze serie moeten lezen!
Op een voorkant staat een sticker met de tekst “VOOR STOERE LEZERS getipt door fans van De Grijze Jager”.
Ik heb van Grijze Jager ooit een boek gelezen, maar was daar zelf nooit op gekomen om mee te vergelijken, Die boeken zijn volgens mij ook heel avontuurlijk, dus dat zal wel goed zitten Ik denk dat mensen die van Bravelands houden, deze Eindeling serie ook kunnen waarderen, I just cant be objective about a book WHEN I LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT, This series is SO full of charm, A must for a middle grade library! I really liked the first book in this series so I was really excited to read this one,
Maybe this is stupid of me considering who the author is but I guess I didn't realize this was going to be a long series, Now that I look it up, its labeled as "an epic middle grade animal fantasy series", I just felt like the books are too long and the plot is not that big to keep my attention for a whole big series, Granted, I'mclearly not the target audience for this, Maybe for MG readers it's different, Plot spoilers below.
This series is truly something special, Wonderfully written, with multifaceted characters, a magical world, and most of all, a big heart, I am so glad the second installment rose to the high bar set by the first, I really hope ENDLING gets more attention from young readers, The continuing story of the intrepid team of Byx the Dairne, Tobble the Wobbyk, Khara Donati human, Renzo human thief, and Gambler the Felivet to find out if Byx is the last of her species as they seek Dairneholme, a mythical sentient island.
Meanwhile, war is coming between species and Khara believes this is senseless, and wants her friends' help to avoid calamity, As they trek, they make new friends of an insect species the Terramants, water creatures the Natites, and Sabito Seventalon the Riverhawk, The team has to split up to pursue separate agendas, with Khara seeking to lead her clan and unite with ageold rivals, while Byx, Maxyn, and Sabito continue to search for dairnes.
Applegate's imagination for creatures is great, and the camaraderie among her characters make this series memorable think Lord of the Rings, I love the Endling books, Byx is searching for more of her kind with friends she has made along her quest, In this second book of the series, the band of explorers learn that war between an evil human and a rogue felivet, both of whom want to control the world and render most other species either dead or enslaved, is immanent.
Byx's band of heroes become part of the rebellion to stop the war, The characters in the Endling books are wonderful and remind us that all species are valuable in their own right, I also love the way in which Applegate respects and reveres all animals, As good as the first, although I only cried half the time instead of the whole time, which was a welcomed relief, Same themes come alive with lovable characters: friendship, courage, loyalty, This one introduces an emphasis on respect, tolerance, leadership, the interdependence of species, and all of the ethical questions that come with war, Does the end justify the means Is it possible to fight a just war What makes a good leader Readers will see tyrannical monarchs fighting for power and when considering which side to choose, will see that there is another option.
I genuinely look forward to the third book even though this is a kid's book, It's that good. It was REALLY GOOD! It was very adventurous and unique, I think it was better then the first Endling book because the first one was setting the story up, I truly enjoyed Endling The Last, Frankly, I didn't expect to enjoy the second book in the series as much as the first often the first book is the best, However, Applegate has another incredible book on her hands! I don't know how she does it but this book was simply enthralling, She's woven such a fascinating fantasy world with characters full of depth and complexity that I was on the edge of my seat, enthralled and dreading the ever nearing end of the novel.
Her message of unity and connectedness is powerful while the writing is vivid and brilliant, I found myself cheering characters on, recognizing and sympathizing with their foibles, and sorrowing for their losses, I expect it will resonate strongly with my fifth graders and I cannot wait to share it with them! This isn't even officially released yet but I'm eagerly awaiting the next book!.
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