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Seekers: Return to the Wild #6
The Longest Day
The thrilling finale Seekers fans have been waiting for—an adventure not to be missed from the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of The Burning Horizon.Erin Hunter’s Seekers series comes to an epic conclusion in the sixth and final book in the Return to the Wild story arc! With its gripping blend of action and suspense, this animal fantasy is perfect for fans of the #1 nationally bestselling Warriors series.Lusa, Toklo, Kallik, and Yakone have returned to Great Bear Lake for the Longest Day Gathering. This means being reunited with the familiar faces of bears they have encountered throughout their travels—but it also means returning to life among their own kind, which may not be as easy as they thought.Praise for Seekers “Hunter creates a richly sensuous world filled with cruelty, beauty, tenderness, savagery and just enough underlying legendary background to add mystery . . . fans of animal fantasies will haunt the shelves for the next volume.” —Kirkus Reviews“These stories will be welcomed by the Warriors series’ many fans.” —Booklist
292 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 5, 2016
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Erin Hunter
277 books10.7k followersErin Hunter is the pseudonym of five people: Kate Cary, Cherith Baldry, Tui T. Sutherland, Gillian Philip, and Inbali Iserles, as well as editor Victoria Holmes. Together, they write the Warriors series as well as the Seekers and Survivors series. Erin Hunter is working on a new series now called Bravelands.
Erin Hunter is inspired by a love of cats and a fascination with the ferocity of the natural world. As well as having a great respect for nature in all its forms, Erin enjoys creating rich mythical explanations for animal behavior, shaped by her interest in astronomy and standing stones.
Erin Hunter is inspired by a love of cats and a fascination with the ferocity of the natural world. As well as having a great respect for nature in all its forms, Erin enjoys creating rich mythical explanations for animal behavior, shaped by her interest in astronomy and standing stones.
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November 15, 2017
Of the entire Return to The Wild arc this one was probably the best, but that doesn’t mean I liked it. I stand by my opinion that this arc was the most unnecessary continuation of a series that I have ever seen in my life. There was no reason that the Erin’s couldn’t have wrote a fantastic super edition, yet they somehow managed to make six plotless books out of the bears literally traveling and deciding where to live, so on that note there is no way I could give this book higher than two stars.
I honestly loved the first six Seekers books. They never reached the same popularity as the Warriors series, but I loved them. The original books had very complex characters and relationships, and I loved the underlying theme of environmentalism.
I loved the way the series wrapped up as well, it was very poignant. I think that continuing the series after they had wrapped it up so nicely really tainted my overall view of the series, because while I found this ending bittersweet, I would much rather they had left it where it was six books ago.
Honestly this book had very little plot. The first forty pages were made of up characters saying, “Hey, how are you?” and “Good, thanks.” I’m not interested in reading about the characters socializing and getting into petty arguments.
Eventually some things happened like some random deaths of characters I wasn’t sure if I was supposed to remember. It’s been a good five years since I read the original Seekers books, so if I’m gonna need a recap if you want me to remember minor characters from that long ago.
For the next few pages there was a boring leadership plotline, complete with leadership challenges, and some bear racism. The climax came at about page 230, and it was pretty eh.
I really enjoy Kallik and Yakone’s pairing, but I don’t understand why the Erins seem to feel like they have to have every single character paired up by the end. I would be much happier than the story ending with a couple characters without significant others than an incredibly rushed and flat romance.
Like I mentioned earlier, it’s been a while since I read the original Seekers books, so I was really surprised to find the ending so bittersweet as it became time for the characters to say their goodbyes.
My overall recommendation is that you should definitely go for the Seekers series, but stop after book six. You could pretty much guess what happens next, so I wouldn’t waste my money on six 17 dollar books with no plot.
I honestly loved the first six Seekers books. They never reached the same popularity as the Warriors series, but I loved them. The original books had very complex characters and relationships, and I loved the underlying theme of environmentalism.
I loved the way the series wrapped up as well, it was very poignant. I think that continuing the series after they had wrapped it up so nicely really tainted my overall view of the series, because while I found this ending bittersweet, I would much rather they had left it where it was six books ago.
Honestly this book had very little plot. The first forty pages were made of up characters saying, “Hey, how are you?” and “Good, thanks.” I’m not interested in reading about the characters socializing and getting into petty arguments.
Eventually some things happened like some random deaths of characters I wasn’t sure if I was supposed to remember. It’s been a good five years since I read the original Seekers books, so if I’m gonna need a recap if you want me to remember minor characters from that long ago.
For the next few pages there was a boring leadership plotline, complete with leadership challenges, and some bear racism. The climax came at about page 230, and it was pretty eh.
I really enjoy Kallik and Yakone’s pairing, but I don’t understand why the Erins seem to feel like they have to have every single character paired up by the end. I would be much happier than the story ending with a couple characters without significant others than an incredibly rushed and flat romance.
Like I mentioned earlier, it’s been a while since I read the original Seekers books, so I was really surprised to find the ending so bittersweet as it became time for the characters to say their goodbyes.
My overall recommendation is that you should definitely go for the Seekers series, but stop after book six. You could pretty much guess what happens next, so I wouldn’t waste my money on six 17 dollar books with no plot.
February 23, 2016
Alrighty, it is the final book to Erin Hunter's Seeker series!
How did it pan out in comparison to their other books?
Well uh...it was an ending?
Yeah, I don't have any other way to describe it.
This book kind of just...ended everything in a way that felt super anticlimactic?
In a way, I felt like this whole set of books was unneeded. After reading the first set, I assumed that everyone went on their own way or lived together in perfect bear friendship harmony.
Sure, it was interesting to see the bears find places to live but yeah, it was boring? Although not as infuriating as Survivors was/is.
I think this book felt a bit lackluster in the fact that the bear trio wasn't together for most of the book. Sure, the point of this arc was to have everyone find homes and where to live and whatnot but no one final adventure together?
Instead the book was pretty much a Warriors clan gathering with bears. Our main trio were pretty much the smart, medicine cats that are like, "EMBRACE DIFFERENCES."
I feel like this would have worked for a book in the series but not as a finale.
So yeah, this was mediocre at best. It was nice to see everyone paired off and what their cubs were. But no matter how cute it was it still did not have the magic spark that Warriors had.
But I still prefer this hands down to Survivors.
How did it pan out in comparison to their other books?
Well uh...it was an ending?
Yeah, I don't have any other way to describe it.
This book kind of just...ended everything in a way that felt super anticlimactic?
In a way, I felt like this whole set of books was unneeded. After reading the first set, I assumed that everyone went on their own way or lived together in perfect bear friendship harmony.
Sure, it was interesting to see the bears find places to live but yeah, it was boring? Although not as infuriating as Survivors was/is.
I think this book felt a bit lackluster in the fact that the bear trio wasn't together for most of the book. Sure, the point of this arc was to have everyone find homes and where to live and whatnot but no one final adventure together?
Instead the book was pretty much a Warriors clan gathering with bears. Our main trio were pretty much the smart, medicine cats that are like, "EMBRACE DIFFERENCES."
I feel like this would have worked for a book in the series but not as a finale.
So yeah, this was mediocre at best. It was nice to see everyone paired off and what their cubs were. But no matter how cute it was it still did not have the magic spark that Warriors had.
But I still prefer this hands down to Survivors.
June 22, 2017
I have been reading this book for a while... I believe that writing form a bear's perspective give you a totally new view on nature. It gives you new learning and I just could not stop reading when I start. I strongly recommend this book.
January 21, 2016
Beware of spoilers.
OH. MY. GOSH.
THE FEELS ARE STRONG WITH THIS ONE.
THE FIRST ERIN HUNTER SERIES EVER TO...END?? ARE YOU KIDDING??
I THOUGHT I WOULDNT CARE BECAUSE SEEKERS HAD BEEN BORING ME FOR THE PAST FEW BOOKS BUT THIS ONE MADE UP FOR EVERYTHING.
Okay, let me regain my composure. THIS IS IT. This is the end of Seekers. It's been, what, 7 years? It's bittersweet, because it's such a unique series, but unfortunately did not get the same amount of popularity that Warriors or even Survivors does, so the series had to end. But did the Erins deliver!! They went out with a bang, seriously. THAT FINAL CHAPTER THOUGH. Like, not going to spoil everything but...I have never read an Erin Hunter CONCLUSION before, so I was shocked to see that the final chapter was a true epilogue...a true chapter that takes place in the future. It was so great, and so sad!
Okay, now for the actual review. The bears separate into their respective groups, but still secretly meet each other, of course. Each of the main characters has a role to play: Toklo is like the general, always leading in the right direction, Kallik provides guidance, and Lusa is the healer. The Erins did an excellent job of telling this story in multiple perspectives. It all wove together perfectly. Now, with the past 4 Seekers books before this one, it took me close to a month (or even two) to finish a whole book because I was bored. But...this one...took me two days. And, if real life didn't get in the way, I would have finished it sooner. You can't put it down. Do yourself a favor, Erin Hunter fans, and READ IT.
Thank you so much to the Erins for creating and maintaining such a beautiful, unique series about a great animal. I love bears now and, being a nature lover, I love the settings painted in Seekers. I also love how the Erins weren't afraid to show how much humans wreck the environment...all through the bears' eyes. As I grew through middle school and now am in college, Seekers grew with me. Now it is time to say goodbye.
OH. MY. GOSH.
THE FEELS ARE STRONG WITH THIS ONE.
THE FIRST ERIN HUNTER SERIES EVER TO...END?? ARE YOU KIDDING??
I THOUGHT I WOULDNT CARE BECAUSE SEEKERS HAD BEEN BORING ME FOR THE PAST FEW BOOKS BUT THIS ONE MADE UP FOR EVERYTHING.
Okay, let me regain my composure. THIS IS IT. This is the end of Seekers. It's been, what, 7 years? It's bittersweet, because it's such a unique series, but unfortunately did not get the same amount of popularity that Warriors or even Survivors does, so the series had to end. But did the Erins deliver!! They went out with a bang, seriously. THAT FINAL CHAPTER THOUGH. Like, not going to spoil everything but...I have never read an Erin Hunter CONCLUSION before, so I was shocked to see that the final chapter was a true epilogue...a true chapter that takes place in the future. It was so great, and so sad!
Okay, now for the actual review. The bears separate into their respective groups, but still secretly meet each other, of course. Each of the main characters has a role to play: Toklo is like the general, always leading in the right direction, Kallik provides guidance, and Lusa is the healer. The Erins did an excellent job of telling this story in multiple perspectives. It all wove together perfectly. Now, with the past 4 Seekers books before this one, it took me close to a month (or even two) to finish a whole book because I was bored. But...this one...took me two days. And, if real life didn't get in the way, I would have finished it sooner. You can't put it down. Do yourself a favor, Erin Hunter fans, and READ IT.
Thank you so much to the Erins for creating and maintaining such a beautiful, unique series about a great animal. I love bears now and, being a nature lover, I love the settings painted in Seekers. I also love how the Erins weren't afraid to show how much humans wreck the environment...all through the bears' eyes. As I grew through middle school and now am in college, Seekers grew with me. Now it is time to say goodbye.
August 8, 2025
Solid three stars. Not the worst ending to the series, but not the best it could have been.
The writing in this book was typical Erin quality. Not very good, not very bad. There were a few typos again, of course, but nothing egregious. The writing of these series is very nostalgic for me, but it’s definitely not amazing. And I think for books like the Seekers books, the somewhat limited vocabulary and constant repetition of phrases can be a bit annoying after 6 books of little interest.
Which leads me to the biggest issue with this book: everything that came before this book. The Longest Day, as a contained story, is interesting enough. It’s not bad by any means, and there’s enough happening to keep me invested in the story. Seeing old characters return is a great way to make this whole Return to the Wild arc feel important.
Except it really wasn’t. This book is strong compared to the rest of the arc because stuff actually happens that isn’t the bears walking painfully slowly towards a common destination. The other five books in this story? Could have easily been condensed into the first two books of a Bravelands-esque trilogy, with this as the third, or they even could have fit in a really big super edition. Aside from the obvious issues of repetitive plots and lack of character development that get very old very quickly, what happened in book 1 of this arc is now so far removed from the plot of this, book 6, that I almost forgot who Nanulak was when he showed up again. And I’ve read this series before! There’s just so much filler in this series that characters returning and plots becoming relevant again (Chenoa’s brother returning, for example) feel like they were thrown in out of nowhere. This book could have had so much more weight and impact, not to mention intrigue and stakes, if it was condensed to make the story more focused. But I suppose I’ll have to be satisfied with what callbacks and returning characters we got in this one.
Speaking of which, I said this plot was fine, and I meant it. While this is another recycled setting, it’s nice to stay in one place for a book and not have the constant prey and walking descriptions. Seeing characters the bars met on their journey helped the world feel bigger and more connected simultaneously, even though the Star Island bears leaving their place where they seemed to have no wish to venture out of for a gathering that a bunch of strangers told them about like half a year ago did make me raise an eyebrow. But that’s a minor thing. While the Nanulak conflict didn’t have that big stakes, and felt quite disconnected, it did make for a nice climax, and the fire was something new. So this book wasn’t that bad at all. It was just hurt by the previous ones.
Ok. Now for characters. As usual, there isn’t much to say because we don’t get anything new from any of them.
A quick mention of it being nice to see all the bears we met before, an equally brief note of how well Chenoa’s brother was handled, and how Nanulak was underwhelming. . . And that’s it for the side characters! Even ones like Aiyanna don’t have enough personality for me to talk about.
Moving onto the leads. Kallik was underwhelming as usual, nothing much to add here. She has a pointless ‘arc’ where she worries Yakone wants to leave her, and then everything goes back to exactly the same as it was before and nothing changes. Yay.
Yakone had the EXACT SAME CONLFICT as the last four books. “Oh no, some of my toes are gone. They will now bleed whenever we need stakes and make me feel weak the rest of the time, until someone talks to me nicely and then it magically gets better. Wow, what great character development!” I’m not against him struggling, I’m against him getting over it instantly and then repeating it EVERY BOOK. Yakone was boring. He has never impressed me.
Toklo had some closure with Nanulak, which was nice, I guess. I’ve already said my issues with that. But as himself, he didn’t really do much. He was fine.
Lusa. I. . . Liked her plot and her story this book. Her interactions with the other black bears were cute. I hated the love corner. And I am so sick of her knowledge of herbs changing to meet the plot needs of every book. When Yakone was hurt, she couldn’t remember what leaves helped infection. She NEVER FOUND OUT, because she used human medicine to heal him. In this book, she magically knows leaves for infection, headaches, pains, etc. and says UJURAK taught her? First off, he’s dead, and three books again you did not know that. So no he did not. And Chenoa taught her like one plant, which isn’t even mentioned in this book! Seriously? This plot hole keeps returning in every book, and it drives me insane. Make it make sense!
As for antagonists, Nanulak was the main threat in this book. And he was also kind of comically evil? Like, Nanulak in book 1 had some attempt at depth, but in this one it just feels like the Erins needed an evil bear from the past to be 100% evil, so they just chose him and hand-waved the motivations. He wasn’t bad; he was a functional villain and cool to see return (once the story expositioned who he was). But he wasn’t a standout.
Overall, a pretty mid wrap-up to a very unnecessary second arc of Seekers. I really wish this arc had been condensed. I think the story just got lost in how many books had to be filled, and it made for a pretty boring reading experience.
Next up though, I’m rereading Bravelands arc 1, so if my memory serves me right that should be much more fun than this.
SERIES RATINGS:
Island of Shadows: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Melting Sea: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
River of Lost Bears: ⭐️⭐️
Forest of Wolves: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Burning Horizon: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Longest Day: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The writing in this book was typical Erin quality. Not very good, not very bad. There were a few typos again, of course, but nothing egregious. The writing of these series is very nostalgic for me, but it’s definitely not amazing. And I think for books like the Seekers books, the somewhat limited vocabulary and constant repetition of phrases can be a bit annoying after 6 books of little interest.
Which leads me to the biggest issue with this book: everything that came before this book. The Longest Day, as a contained story, is interesting enough. It’s not bad by any means, and there’s enough happening to keep me invested in the story. Seeing old characters return is a great way to make this whole Return to the Wild arc feel important.
Except it really wasn’t. This book is strong compared to the rest of the arc because stuff actually happens that isn’t the bears walking painfully slowly towards a common destination. The other five books in this story? Could have easily been condensed into the first two books of a Bravelands-esque trilogy, with this as the third, or they even could have fit in a really big super edition. Aside from the obvious issues of repetitive plots and lack of character development that get very old very quickly, what happened in book 1 of this arc is now so far removed from the plot of this, book 6, that I almost forgot who Nanulak was when he showed up again. And I’ve read this series before! There’s just so much filler in this series that characters returning and plots becoming relevant again (Chenoa’s brother returning, for example) feel like they were thrown in out of nowhere. This book could have had so much more weight and impact, not to mention intrigue and stakes, if it was condensed to make the story more focused. But I suppose I’ll have to be satisfied with what callbacks and returning characters we got in this one.
Speaking of which, I said this plot was fine, and I meant it. While this is another recycled setting, it’s nice to stay in one place for a book and not have the constant prey and walking descriptions. Seeing characters the bars met on their journey helped the world feel bigger and more connected simultaneously, even though the Star Island bears leaving their place where they seemed to have no wish to venture out of for a gathering that a bunch of strangers told them about like half a year ago did make me raise an eyebrow. But that’s a minor thing. While the Nanulak conflict didn’t have that big stakes, and felt quite disconnected, it did make for a nice climax, and the fire was something new. So this book wasn’t that bad at all. It was just hurt by the previous ones.
Ok. Now for characters. As usual, there isn’t much to say because we don’t get anything new from any of them.
A quick mention of it being nice to see all the bears we met before, an equally brief note of how well Chenoa’s brother was handled, and how Nanulak was underwhelming. . . And that’s it for the side characters! Even ones like Aiyanna don’t have enough personality for me to talk about.
Moving onto the leads. Kallik was underwhelming as usual, nothing much to add here. She has a pointless ‘arc’ where she worries Yakone wants to leave her, and then everything goes back to exactly the same as it was before and nothing changes. Yay.
Yakone had the EXACT SAME CONLFICT as the last four books. “Oh no, some of my toes are gone. They will now bleed whenever we need stakes and make me feel weak the rest of the time, until someone talks to me nicely and then it magically gets better. Wow, what great character development!” I’m not against him struggling, I’m against him getting over it instantly and then repeating it EVERY BOOK. Yakone was boring. He has never impressed me.
Toklo had some closure with Nanulak, which was nice, I guess. I’ve already said my issues with that. But as himself, he didn’t really do much. He was fine.
Lusa. I. . . Liked her plot and her story this book. Her interactions with the other black bears were cute. I hated the love corner. And I am so sick of her knowledge of herbs changing to meet the plot needs of every book. When Yakone was hurt, she couldn’t remember what leaves helped infection. She NEVER FOUND OUT, because she used human medicine to heal him. In this book, she magically knows leaves for infection, headaches, pains, etc. and says UJURAK taught her? First off, he’s dead, and three books again you did not know that. So no he did not. And Chenoa taught her like one plant, which isn’t even mentioned in this book! Seriously? This plot hole keeps returning in every book, and it drives me insane. Make it make sense!
As for antagonists, Nanulak was the main threat in this book. And he was also kind of comically evil? Like, Nanulak in book 1 had some attempt at depth, but in this one it just feels like the Erins needed an evil bear from the past to be 100% evil, so they just chose him and hand-waved the motivations. He wasn’t bad; he was a functional villain and cool to see return (once the story expositioned who he was). But he wasn’t a standout.
Overall, a pretty mid wrap-up to a very unnecessary second arc of Seekers. I really wish this arc had been condensed. I think the story just got lost in how many books had to be filled, and it made for a pretty boring reading experience.
Next up though, I’m rereading Bravelands arc 1, so if my memory serves me right that should be much more fun than this.
SERIES RATINGS:
Island of Shadows: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Melting Sea: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
River of Lost Bears: ⭐️⭐️
Forest of Wolves: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Burning Horizon: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Longest Day: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 1, 2017
Awesome
July 1, 2022
I don’t care what anyone says I love these books way too much I cried😭
June 20, 2020
The Longest Day is a delightful and conclusive ending to the Seekers series.
Kallik, Toklo, and Lusa's long journey throughout the books is coming to a close (for real this time,) and they decide that before their final farewell they will all go to Great Bear Lake for the Longest Day ceremony. It is altogether a good ending for the books, as all the characters get conclusive endings (even many side characters that were mostly just present in one or two books.)
Here are a few minor issues I had with this book in particular;
- first of all, the Nanaluk problem. He is seen throughout Island of Shadows, and is originally introduced as an innocent half-white half-brown bear cub that was driven away by his family. He joins the bears on their quest, as they feel bad for him and Toklo specifically relates to being driven out, but it is later revealed that he actually ran away from his family because he is just all-around a tormented bear who is pretty much completely awful. Toklo and the others decide to leave him there because he lied so much and can clearly take care of himself. (He is also almost the same age as the group.)
We are led to think that his story is over - evidently it is not. In this book, he is reintroduced as a full on villain who wants revenge on everyone around him at Great Bear Lake, specifically Toklo, Yakone, Lusa, and Kallik. Apparently, he left the Island of Shadows SPECIFICALLY for revenge on the bears, with zero knowledge of where they were even going, or if they were still alive, etc. Even at the time (Island of Shadows - the book) Lusa and the rest of them had no idea where they were headed in the long run! So, somehow he found them at Great Bear Lake and took advantages of events SPECIFIC to that one certain year and caused trouble for all the bears, as well as one fire that almost killed (and did kill) many of them.
Almost none of these events are plausible.
- Second of all, the Star island bears. This is moderately more plausible, since they at least knew their destination was Great Bear Lake, and they must have come across other traveling bears who could give directions. My only real problem with this is that it strikes me as odd that they went to the Gathering..... they had no real reason to, and again, no real knowledge about where Kallik and Yakone were headed (When they left Star Island they thought they would be going to the Melting Sea for EVER.)
In conclusion, this is a good book, a good end to the series, but some things are not realistic (I don't mean talking bears - I mean things like how Nanaluk managed to get to Great Bear Lake in one piece and stuff like that.)
Kallik, Toklo, and Lusa's long journey throughout the books is coming to a close (for real this time,) and they decide that before their final farewell they will all go to Great Bear Lake for the Longest Day ceremony. It is altogether a good ending for the books, as all the characters get conclusive endings (even many side characters that were mostly just present in one or two books.)
Here are a few minor issues I had with this book in particular;
- first of all, the Nanaluk problem. He is seen throughout Island of Shadows, and is originally introduced as an innocent half-white half-brown bear cub that was driven away by his family. He joins the bears on their quest, as they feel bad for him and Toklo specifically relates to being driven out, but it is later revealed that he actually ran away from his family because he is just all-around a tormented bear who is pretty much completely awful. Toklo and the others decide to leave him there because he lied so much and can clearly take care of himself. (He is also almost the same age as the group.)
We are led to think that his story is over - evidently it is not. In this book, he is reintroduced as a full on villain who wants revenge on everyone around him at Great Bear Lake, specifically Toklo, Yakone, Lusa, and Kallik. Apparently, he left the Island of Shadows SPECIFICALLY for revenge on the bears, with zero knowledge of where they were even going, or if they were still alive, etc. Even at the time (Island of Shadows - the book) Lusa and the rest of them had no idea where they were headed in the long run! So, somehow he found them at Great Bear Lake and took advantages of events SPECIFIC to that one certain year and caused trouble for all the bears, as well as one fire that almost killed (and did kill) many of them.
Almost none of these events are plausible.
- Second of all, the Star island bears. This is moderately more plausible, since they at least knew their destination was Great Bear Lake, and they must have come across other traveling bears who could give directions. My only real problem with this is that it strikes me as odd that they went to the Gathering..... they had no real reason to, and again, no real knowledge about where Kallik and Yakone were headed (When they left Star Island they thought they would be going to the Melting Sea for EVER.)
In conclusion, this is a good book, a good end to the series, but some things are not realistic (I don't mean talking bears - I mean things like how Nanaluk managed to get to Great Bear Lake in one piece and stuff like that.)
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 2, 2022
[ some spoilers ]
I overall enjoyed this series.
The books were interesting, but the first series was way better overall.
This is 6 books of trying to find a home. Also, I'd love to know more about Ujurak? He occasionally pops in every now and then to "help" only when they need it.
I was kind of sad when Chenoa died, and I would have loved to see what happened.
There are some parts in this series I wasn't a fan of but I liked it generally? These books are way less popular then the warriors series and they deserve more recognition, but don't expect a lot from the second series after reading the first.
Also, Ujurak is technically dead? Even though he's the spawn of Ursa Major (and he's probably ursa minor....? ) Is he dead man rising? Or did he never die? We will never know.
Who's your favorite character, also?
Lusa takes after Ujurak the most (I'd say she's reminiscent of a medicine cat.)
Kallik is bold and she will butt in to get what she wants (or to get the most out of something).
Toklo is a attack first talk later kind of bear.
Ujurak.. is sort of a coward. He won't come and face his friends (or face us and tell us what is really going on.) I loved him before but he's too mysterious now to be my favorite.
I like Lusa's personality the best, although I wish we'd see more development in her character?
Things I liked a lot
- There was clearly a relationship to the bears
- In the first series Kallik was friends with a arctic fox <3 I love that small detail so much
- Most characters had some personality
- Villains (coyotes, Hakan, wolves) got me annoyed and I felt I was taking place in the book
Also, Ujurak's relationship to the stars is actually really cute (Ursa Major/Minor)
my favorite things about this series really are the small details
[ I've probably said more mean things than nice things, but don't get me wrong. Most of the books were good, I just enjoyed some less than others. ]
I overall enjoyed this series.
The books were interesting, but the first series was way better overall.
This is 6 books of trying to find a home. Also, I'd love to know more about Ujurak? He occasionally pops in every now and then to "help" only when they need it.
I was kind of sad when Chenoa died, and I would have loved to see what happened.
There are some parts in this series I wasn't a fan of but I liked it generally? These books are way less popular then the warriors series and they deserve more recognition, but don't expect a lot from the second series after reading the first.
Also, Ujurak is technically dead? Even though he's the spawn of Ursa Major (and he's probably ursa minor....? ) Is he dead man rising? Or did he never die? We will never know.
Who's your favorite character, also?
Lusa takes after Ujurak the most (I'd say she's reminiscent of a medicine cat.)
Kallik is bold and she will butt in to get what she wants (or to get the most out of something).
Toklo is a attack first talk later kind of bear.
Ujurak.. is sort of a coward. He won't come and face his friends (or face us and tell us what is really going on.) I loved him before but he's too mysterious now to be my favorite.
I like Lusa's personality the best, although I wish we'd see more development in her character?
Things I liked a lot
- There was clearly a relationship to the bears
- In the first series Kallik was friends with a arctic fox <3 I love that small detail so much
- Most characters had some personality
- Villains (coyotes, Hakan, wolves) got me annoyed and I felt I was taking place in the book
Also, Ujurak's relationship to the stars is actually really cute (Ursa Major/Minor)
my favorite things about this series really are the small details
[ I've probably said more mean things than nice things, but don't get me wrong. Most of the books were good, I just enjoyed some less than others. ]
February 21, 2023
A well written ending to a Good series. The first 6 novels were done very well. The last 6 were up and down because the stories ended up being reused alot. With slightly new issues. One major one being yakones paw. This one was well written in story and originality.
This book followed Kallik, Yakone, Lusa, and Toklo finally reaching Great Bear Lake and prepping for the Longest day. Each group of bears lost the ceremony leaders in natural or unavoidable deaths. The bears argue amongst themselves. They face tragedy, sabotage and betrayal. We see Lusa make peace with Hakan. Which felt necessary and well written even I'd it was short. We see Nanaluk and his true self of pure hatred. We watch the blackbears, suffer with injury and travesty after travesty.
And yet the Longest day ceremony happens after a fire caused by Toklo and Nanaluk rips through the forest. Led by the bears who all honour Arcturus together. All bears intermingle for something in the way it should.
We also get to see a cute moment of after roughly four suncircles after the bears journeys ends. They all meet again, as parents of cubs. And the cubs want to do nothing but play with there parents best friends cubs. And seekers is concluded in one of the best done books in the series. And definitely the best in Return to the Wild
This book followed Kallik, Yakone, Lusa, and Toklo finally reaching Great Bear Lake and prepping for the Longest day. Each group of bears lost the ceremony leaders in natural or unavoidable deaths. The bears argue amongst themselves. They face tragedy, sabotage and betrayal. We see Lusa make peace with Hakan. Which felt necessary and well written even I'd it was short. We see Nanaluk and his true self of pure hatred. We watch the blackbears, suffer with injury and travesty after travesty.
And yet the Longest day ceremony happens after a fire caused by Toklo and Nanaluk rips through the forest. Led by the bears who all honour Arcturus together. All bears intermingle for something in the way it should.
We also get to see a cute moment of after roughly four suncircles after the bears journeys ends. They all meet again, as parents of cubs. And the cubs want to do nothing but play with there parents best friends cubs. And seekers is concluded in one of the best done books in the series. And definitely the best in Return to the Wild
November 16, 2023
I loved this book! I read the Warriors series and the Bravelands series, but I personally LOVE Seekers!
I know that a lot of Warrior's fans hate traveling sections in Hunter's books, but for this series I really enjoyed it! I really got to bond with, Toklo, Lusa, Kallik, Yakone, and Ujurak.
Also, this book had one of the best endings EVER!!! I never cry while reading books, because, honestly I'm not a really emotional person when it comes to books, but this book made me so happy, sad, all the feelings. I think that being with the same bear's POV for 12 books really makes you come to love them.
I binged read this series in about 3-4 weeks. Definetly would recommend finishing this book for the ending!
I know that a lot of Warrior's fans hate traveling sections in Hunter's books, but for this series I really enjoyed it! I really got to bond with, Toklo, Lusa, Kallik, Yakone, and Ujurak.
Also, this book had one of the best endings EVER!!! I never cry while reading books, because, honestly I'm not a really emotional person when it comes to books, but this book made me so happy, sad, all the feelings. I think that being with the same bear's POV for 12 books really makes you come to love them.
I binged read this series in about 3-4 weeks. Definetly would recommend finishing this book for the ending!
April 11, 2024
What a terrible anticlimactic ending to my favourite childhood books (shut up, I know I’m old and grumpy now, but I DID have that in mind when I was reading). They all paired off, went their separate ways, and had babies- the end. Hello?? What happened to 12 books worth of risking their lives for each other?
Trying to teach all the other bears to love thy neighbour (oh my god, I was right, Ujurak IS bear Jesus) wasn’t a terrible arc for this series but it was pretty mid in comparison to all the environmental stuff from the first series- which was actually beautifully written had real world implications unlike, you know, bear racism. I’m all for the underlying message, it’s just that the analogy doesn’t hold up to much contemplation because… they’re bears.
Trying to teach all the other bears to love thy neighbour (oh my god, I was right, Ujurak IS bear Jesus) wasn’t a terrible arc for this series but it was pretty mid in comparison to all the environmental stuff from the first series- which was actually beautifully written had real world implications unlike, you know, bear racism. I’m all for the underlying message, it’s just that the analogy doesn’t hold up to much contemplation because… they’re bears.
March 7, 2019
This was the perfect ending to the Seekers series!
Am I crying?
Yes! I'm literally balling my eyes out!
Will I miss not having just 1 more New Seekers book?
Definitely!
Am I mad how it ended?
Definitely not!
Sending all my love to Kallik, Toklo, Lusa, Yakone, and Ujurak wherever they might be.
Am I crying?
Yes! I'm literally balling my eyes out!
Will I miss not having just 1 more New Seekers book?
Definitely!
Am I mad how it ended?
Definitely not!
Sending all my love to Kallik, Toklo, Lusa, Yakone, and Ujurak wherever they might be.
January 25, 2018
Great book until the end when they split up for the final time.
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November 3, 2018
I'm so disappointed with the ending!
November 22, 2018
A great series I would recommend to anyone, but kind of a letdown at the end.
April 16, 2019
really sad ending but happy ending in all
April 23, 2022
Great ending to a lovely series.
August 6, 2022
I love the book it is great book like all the Erin Hunter book but this is the best one of the bears
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January 31, 2023
4.5 stars
August 7, 2025
Crying over bears now
February 24, 2024
It does a few things better than most books this arc (less repetition of conflicts, no more traveling, some good character development) but there's also lots of things holding it back. Too many unmemorable characters, Lusa gets forced last-minute into a poorly written romance, returns but absolutely nothing is added to his character...
I'd say this is a decent book but it's really nothing more, not a strong ending to this two-arc series.
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I'd say this is a decent book but it's really nothing more, not a strong ending to this two-arc series.
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August 20, 2024
This book was definitely better than the last. I like the bears in this book, though not the bear racism. I know that is part of the point of this book, but still. I have to say I'm not a fan of the conclusion. Does every character have to have cubs at the end? Not that I think any of the characters were opposed to it, I figured that would be something they'd wait on. Especially Lusa. She seemed to have very little interest in this book. I thought the mystery in this book was really interesting, though the answer was disappointing.
July 8, 2016
I'll miss their adventures.
July 19, 2016
Not the best adding to a series. It was very hastily done, as if the author was tired of writing the book.
October 7, 2016
Loved it! I'm actually not sure if this is the last book in the series... because it definitely seemed like it was... oh well. x3
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May 19, 2018A lot more conclusive than the ending of the first arc, but probably would have been better as one book than drag it out in six books. Nonetheless, interactions with our main characters were great as typical of Seekers. Also what is it with Erin Hunter and fire? Talk about taking the saying “getting along like a house on fire” too seriously.
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