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4.3 AVERAGE
4.3 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
tense
fast-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:
Yes
Third of the series! And another scenario where my library had 3 and I thought it was a trilogy. Turns out it is 7 books, 3 of which aren't published yet. This is the last one I'll be reading for a while, but I do love the series.
This starts over a year after book 2 ends. Barclay is 13 now and he has spent a year training at the Sea with Viola, Tadg, and Runa. They are heading to the Symposium, a year of school that Guild members have to complete before their Licensing exams. The book covers the whole year, so the pacing and detail is different from the other books. There is less urgency to everything.
The school means dormitories, studying, lectures, slice-of-life on campus, house divisions and competitions, everything we expect from magic school stories. There's an unsanctioned traditional prank war that also lasts all year. The school is in the Desert, a new region for the series, and the Desert is beset by sandstorms of an unusual nature. There are two or three that have popped up with extraordinary size and strength, and they never dissipate. Ever. There's another Legendary Beast thatthe returning bad guy tries to bond with , and true to form, Barclay et al save the day.
Also a magical legendary library with riddles. Wanted to see more of that.
This starts over a year after book 2 ends. Barclay is 13 now and he has spent a year training at the Sea with Viola, Tadg, and Runa. They are heading to the Symposium, a year of school that Guild members have to complete before their Licensing exams. The book covers the whole year, so the pacing and detail is different from the other books. There is less urgency to everything.
The school means dormitories, studying, lectures, slice-of-life on campus, house divisions and competitions, everything we expect from magic school stories. There's an unsanctioned traditional prank war that also lasts all year. The school is in the Desert, a new region for the series, and the Desert is beset by sandstorms of an unusual nature. There are two or three that have popped up with extraordinary size and strength, and they never dissipate. Ever. There's another Legendary Beast that
Also a magical legendary library with riddles. Wanted to see more of that.
adventurous
emotional
fast-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:
Yes
adventurous
funny
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:
Complicated
This is the third book in the Wilderlore series which definitely should be read in order.
I loved the characters even more after this book and cannot wait to spend more time in this world.
In this book, the apprentices are in a new area in the Wilderlores, the Desert! They're going to participate in the Symposium, an intense period of school which ends with a big exam so they can continue on their path to joining the Lore Keeper Guild!
Yes, you read that right, magical school in a world where a lot of the magic comes from the extra magical creatures.
As with previous books, Steve West does an amazing job with the audiobook and I was completely hooked to the story the whole way through.
I loved the characters even more after this book and cannot wait to spend more time in this world.
In this book, the apprentices are in a new area in the Wilderlores, the Desert! They're going to participate in the Symposium, an intense period of school which ends with a big exam so they can continue on their path to joining the Lore Keeper Guild!
Yes, you read that right, magical school in a world where a lot of the magic comes from the extra magical creatures.
As with previous books, Steve West does an amazing job with the audiobook and I was completely hooked to the story the whole way through.
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
This series just continues to get better. I enjoyed getting to know more of the world and being introduced to more characters. I am excited to continue the series!!
adventurous
medium-paced
My third grader has been loving this series so we had to pick up the new one as soon as it came out and we've been slowly working our way through it over the past two months. I must say this is my least favorite of the three so far and feels like a slight step back from the second installment. The Accidental Apprentice had a cute setup with an easy to follow Pokemon-meets Harry Potter storyline. The Weeping Tide was a huge step forward making the Wilderlore world feel wholly original, introduced new, memorable characters, and made this series seem like one that was really going to stand out in middle grade fantasy.
In The Ever Storms we stick with many of the characters we met in the previous book and add many more - too many - to the point where it became hard to keep them straight. In addition to the apprentices and guardians we'd already gotten to know we add parents (and step-parents), about a half-dozen faculty members, and lots of new students. This meant not only did we not establish much about them, but we got little time with old favorites like Runa or Viola.
This also felt more derivative of Harry Potter than either of the two previous books. The initial setup was Potter-esque with an orphan boy being suddenly integrated into a world of magic he didn't previously know existed, but the second one did a good job creating a new setting that felt original. In The Ever Storms they basically go to Hogwarts to study for their OWLs. Even the villain now has a "special connection" to Barclay because they are both outsiders in the magical world.
I hope the next installment is more like the 2nd book than this one as this still has some excellent writing that kids will love.
In The Ever Storms we stick with many of the characters we met in the previous book and add many more - too many - to the point where it became hard to keep them straight. In addition to the apprentices and guardians we'd already gotten to know we add parents (and step-parents), about a half-dozen faculty members, and lots of new students. This meant not only did we not establish much about them, but we got little time with old favorites like Runa or Viola.
This also felt more derivative of Harry Potter than either of the two previous books. The initial setup was Potter-esque with an orphan boy being suddenly integrated into a world of magic he didn't previously know existed, but the second one did a good job creating a new setting that felt original. In The Ever Storms they basically go to Hogwarts to study for their OWLs. Even the villain now has a "special connection" to Barclay because they are both outsiders in the magical world.
I hope the next installment is more like the 2nd book than this one as this still has some excellent writing that kids will love.
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes