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North! Or Be Eaten: (Wingfeather Series 2)
352 pages, Paperback
Published May 22, 2025
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Andrew Peterson
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December 17, 2025
Audio. Great read!
February 6, 2026
I love this second installment of the Wingfeather saga. It deepens the story and the children grow so much. Looking forward to the next one.
November 6, 2025
....opened his eyes, and they were clear and blue.
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"Well," Oskar echoed, donning his spectacles with a flourish. "In the words of the great warrior, Triliban Plubius the Bruised, 'Whether crushed or sheltered by the Maker's hand, 'tis beneath it we go, from breath to death." - p144
"You should know that the darkness is seldom complete, and even when it is, the pinprick of light is not long in coming-and finer for the great shroud that surrounds it." p312
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"Well," Oskar echoed, donning his spectacles with a flourish. "In the words of the great warrior, Triliban Plubius the Bruised, 'Whether crushed or sheltered by the Maker's hand, 'tis beneath it we go, from breath to death." - p144
"You should know that the darkness is seldom complete, and even when it is, the pinprick of light is not long in coming-and finer for the great shroud that surrounds it." p312
January 13, 2026
I'm an English teacher who loves fiction. I've read quite a bit of fantasy and sci-fi of various sorts.
This is, without a doubt, the worst series I have ever read. I only continued reading past the first few chapters because my wife and kids were reading the series and wanted me to read it with them.
Pros:
1. good, clean fun for kids. It has a glaringly obvious Christian allegory structure to it, so kids of any age can read it without parents needing to worry about inappropriate content.
2. It also has some good humor, especially in the first book, as well as some interesting cultures (particularly in books 2 and 3).
3. There are a few glimmers of originality and even a few satisfying plot twists, mostly in book 4.
Cons: Everything else. No exaggeration.
1. I'm a Christian who loves Narnia, but even my love for the Jesus-Lion was insufficient to stomach the sloppy, in-your-face preachiness of this series.
2. Deus ex Machina drives THE ENTIRE SERIES. It is truly astounding. There are at least 10 divine bailouts in the first book alone. It's almost as if the author doesn't know what plot continuity even is. I cannot exaggerate how horrendously structured this series is. Even my 6-year-old daughter caught the gross incongruities, without my prompting. It is truly some of the worst writing I've ever seen actually get published. My middle school students write better story arcs.
3. In the first book especially: the main characters are inconsistent, do not develop in line with the plot, and are downright annoying. One of the marks of a good story is when the reader grows an attachment to one or more protagonists; I was not only unattached, I was cheering for at least one of them to be killed off so that the story could shift focus to better characters. The protagonists are whiny, short-sighted, and idiotic, driving the plot exclusively through their stupidity (hence the need for repeated Deus ex Machina to rescue them).
4. A second mark of a good story is a strong antagonist. This series fails on that account as well. The villain is, effectively, some mixture of a bad joke and pitiful, low-IQ henchman.
5. The author drives a specific moral home again and again, but it's not one you likely want your children to learn. The moral of this story is: negative consequences don't stick if you're "a good person" overall. The protagonists knowingly launch themselves headlong into danger and repeatedly get a divine bailout. Characters die...but not really. Just kidding, they're back...again and again. Murderers are pardoned without consequence, toxic empathy always trumps reality, and committing any variety of sin is pardonable if their hearts were in the right place. This theme is a constant throughout the entire series--down to literally the final lines of the final book--and it is truly vomit-worthy.
5. There are so many PLOT HOLES and obvious mistakes that they are impossible to ignore, and they ruin the entire series.
If you watched Marvel and noticed that Thanos could have snapped his fingers and created twice as many planets just as easily as he could have temporarily reduced the universe's growing population...congratulations, you have a prefrontal cortex and this book is not for you.
If Hunger Games frustrated you because the author made millions by selling a book series that decries violence, yet was only popular in the first place because of all of its violence...congratulations, you have a prefontal cortex and this series is not for you.
If you'd prefer that Star Wars Episode 7-9 be decanonized...this series is not for you.
If you were horrified by the way Paolini ripped of Star Wars Episode 4 for his entire plotline, or by how he horrifically ruined the ending of his Inheritance series...yeah, this series is not for you.
If you've read Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, or George MacDonald then your expectations will be too high, and this series is not for you.
If your kids haven't read any good fiction yet, then sure, start them off with this series. It will serve as an excellent object lesson on the basics of fiction, before you graduate your child to the actual, quality fiction.
This is, without a doubt, the worst series I have ever read. I only continued reading past the first few chapters because my wife and kids were reading the series and wanted me to read it with them.
Pros:
1. good, clean fun for kids. It has a glaringly obvious Christian allegory structure to it, so kids of any age can read it without parents needing to worry about inappropriate content.
2. It also has some good humor, especially in the first book, as well as some interesting cultures (particularly in books 2 and 3).
3. There are a few glimmers of originality and even a few satisfying plot twists, mostly in book 4.
Cons: Everything else. No exaggeration.
1. I'm a Christian who loves Narnia, but even my love for the Jesus-Lion was insufficient to stomach the sloppy, in-your-face preachiness of this series.
2. Deus ex Machina drives THE ENTIRE SERIES. It is truly astounding. There are at least 10 divine bailouts in the first book alone. It's almost as if the author doesn't know what plot continuity even is. I cannot exaggerate how horrendously structured this series is. Even my 6-year-old daughter caught the gross incongruities, without my prompting. It is truly some of the worst writing I've ever seen actually get published. My middle school students write better story arcs.
3. In the first book especially: the main characters are inconsistent, do not develop in line with the plot, and are downright annoying. One of the marks of a good story is when the reader grows an attachment to one or more protagonists; I was not only unattached, I was cheering for at least one of them to be killed off so that the story could shift focus to better characters. The protagonists are whiny, short-sighted, and idiotic, driving the plot exclusively through their stupidity (hence the need for repeated Deus ex Machina to rescue them).
4. A second mark of a good story is a strong antagonist. This series fails on that account as well. The villain is, effectively, some mixture of a bad joke and pitiful, low-IQ henchman.
5. The author drives a specific moral home again and again, but it's not one you likely want your children to learn. The moral of this story is: negative consequences don't stick if you're "a good person" overall. The protagonists knowingly launch themselves headlong into danger and repeatedly get a divine bailout. Characters die...but not really. Just kidding, they're back...again and again. Murderers are pardoned without consequence, toxic empathy always trumps reality, and committing any variety of sin is pardonable if their hearts were in the right place. This theme is a constant throughout the entire series--down to literally the final lines of the final book--and it is truly vomit-worthy.
5. There are so many PLOT HOLES and obvious mistakes that they are impossible to ignore, and they ruin the entire series.
If you watched Marvel and noticed that Thanos could have snapped his fingers and created twice as many planets just as easily as he could have temporarily reduced the universe's growing population...congratulations, you have a prefrontal cortex and this book is not for you.
If Hunger Games frustrated you because the author made millions by selling a book series that decries violence, yet was only popular in the first place because of all of its violence...congratulations, you have a prefontal cortex and this series is not for you.
If you'd prefer that Star Wars Episode 7-9 be decanonized...this series is not for you.
If you were horrified by the way Paolini ripped of Star Wars Episode 4 for his entire plotline, or by how he horrifically ruined the ending of his Inheritance series...yeah, this series is not for you.
If you've read Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, or George MacDonald then your expectations will be too high, and this series is not for you.
If your kids haven't read any good fiction yet, then sure, start them off with this series. It will serve as an excellent object lesson on the basics of fiction, before you graduate your child to the actual, quality fiction.
August 5, 2025
Listening to this series on audiobook is much easier than reading it. I own the books and tried getting into them a couple years ago and I couldn't but now I have been enjoying them. The books are much faster paced at this point. The first book drags a lot but the second half picked up and the second book picked up. It is a beautiful story about family and familial love. It is also a story about God (the Maker) and I think spiritual gifts (symbolism, so can't say for sure) and how we respond to the gifts God has given us. It is beautiful and such a lovely fantasy story.
January 14, 2026
It was really sad how Tink became a fang. But this book is very well written.
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January 26, 2026
What a great adventure!
February 11, 2026
My goodness! So much depth and soul in this book.
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