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A Vanishing of Griffins by S.A. Patrick

elizabethickey's review

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4.0

I was not familiar with this series before receiving a free educator’s copy from @Libro.fm. I borrowed the first book of the series from my local library and started from there. Both books were entertaining and kept my attention like good YA usually does. This is why I love reading YA. It has to be good to keep the interest of young readers and the first two books of this series does that. I like the band of friends that assemble and their contributions to the success of the quest. I think they do a good job of working through mistakes and not always being right and also working to correct those mistakes. It also does a nice job showing the evolution of some friendships through good times and bad.

cottagecora's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional lighthearted 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? No

4.0

xvicesx's review

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adventurous challenging emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

A really good follow-up to the first book, with some interesting elements to think about referring to populism, or in this case specism. 

I enjoyed returning to Patch's world to see him deal with the trauma of having pushed Erner off the dracogriff, to have Barver's history and culture looked into more (some nice themes there about multi-culturalism, too) and to have Wren finally free to pursue her interests in a human form. 

A bit slow in places, but overall a good paced book, and leaving a good setup for the third book of the series. 
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katrenia's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful mysterious medium-paced

4.0

Still loving this series, the characters, and the world in which they live and discover. But what a cliff hangar!

scienceworks's review

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious 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? Yes

3.5

schlinkles's review

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adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

vivivi's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny 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

5.0

Brilliant sequel! I love the little themes that come into play with accepting the choices that your friends make, the conflict between creatures of different races, and, of course, friendship.
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teri_b's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

This was a joy to continue with the story this time round and see what the trio of three unlikely heroes go up agains in the second book in the series.
Loved their friendship, their commitment and kindness and the music that played through it all.

sphynxreads's review

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adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This was quite a letdown of a sequel and I would've rated it lower if it weren't for the really intriguing ending. This is just as dark as the first book but leaned more into the politics of the world instead of the whimsy of Piping magic, which made this story difficult to pick back up. I still love the characters though and am looking forward to the finale.

pookykun's review

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Still good, but generally felt less vibrant and inspired than the first book.