Maggie Stiefvater kontynuuje historię, którą rozpoczął Brandon Mull. Czworo dzieci odkrywa mistyczną więź pomiędzy człowiekiem, a zwierzęciem, dającą obojgu ogromną moc. Czy zdołają ocalić świat przed zagrożeniem? Tym razem czytelnik zostaje przeniesiony w jeszcze ciemniejszy świat, a przygody stają się jeszcze bardziej fascynujące i wciągające.
The orphaned, scruffy, wise-cracking Rollan; the painted, oft expressionless warrior Meilin; and Conor, the shepherd boy, had been tossed together without a choice. The small group was wary, at best. Abeke, with her bizarre elephant hair bracelet; had been “tricked” into aligning with the power-hungry Conquerors, and was not a welcome addition to the trio.
The four youngsters had only one thing in common, but it was paramount. Having recently come of age, sipped the sweet Nectar Ninani, each bonded with, not just any spirit animal, but one of the Four Fallen. There is but one tiny task. To save the world.
The success of the mission hinges on the cohesiveness of the team. The multi-faceted concept of trust is brilliantly displayed as Abeke must earn the trust of the group; Rollan must learn to trust, and Meilin must choose whether to trust her spirit animal or her own intuition.
This action-packed, mystery-filled adventure is completely captivating with colorful characters and carefully hidden life lessons. Ms. Stiefvater’s delightful descriptions of the determinedly cheerful Lord of Glengavin paints the picture of a red-bearded giant whole-heartedly, enthusiastically and unabashedly, displaying his wide range of emotions from toddler-like temper tantrums to giddy joy.
Hope springs eternal as feisty Dawson, young sibling of the horrible Devin, craftily displays whose side he is truly on. His abrupt, almost apologetic, kindness is endearing and serves to soften the utter rottenness of his fellow Conquerors.
The mysterious, heavily tattooed Finn is the honey on this November-Cake of a novel. The burden of scouting for the quarreling new Greencloaks doesn’t seem to rattle him. He patiently teaches them how to code; sending messages by pigeon. Gradually and quietly, his story is revealed. Subtle mentoring moments threaded throughout the adventure tie perfectly together at the story’s end.
Of course, the last sentence isn’t true. The author is Maggie Stiefvater. And Spirit Animals is a series. As Hunted answers some questions, many mysteries remain unsolved, new quandaries have appeared and…..well, let’s just say the reader will be ecstatic to know that Blood Ties (Spirit Animals #3) is available.
This review was written for Buried Under Books by jv poore.
The two-star rating is for *my* level of enjoyment, but I am, admittedly and obviously, not the target audience, and I think that kids probably really enjoy this series. For me, I don't want to wait longer for the series to develop each of the characters into more than broad-stroked caricatures of fantasy adventure protagonists. Instead of allowing the authors to create interesting, new protagonists, since there are four, this series basically takes each category of main character and puts all the stereotypes into one series. (Oh, and of course, each one is from a different pseudo-country, e.g. Zhong = China.) The overarching "quest" of the series also doesn't make much sense (collect all of the Great Beasts' talismans, even though no one ever explains how they'll be useful?) and just seems like a blatant excuse for the kids to go traipsing all over the world (and the adults are conveniently ditched by plot devices along the way).
This series also has a bit of a handicap for me, because it seems so obviously oriented towards turning profit, since it's Scholastic and it's "multiplatform." I gave it a shot because of its star-studded cast of authors, but even Maggie Stiefvater, couldn't give this one nuance or complexity, and it was bland enough that I'm not immediately going to pick up the next book, despite the fact that I love Garth Nix.
I'd recommend this to younger kids, especially ones who love animals, though.
you can tell it's a different author only in very small ways. a good story that wonders off in a "let's all go our own way a do something stupid." kind of a way.
I tried to read the first one in this series and it was so bad it was unfinishable - the characters were all with manufactured sob stories and sorted into Sparklypoo.
This is much better than that. I read it because I really like this author (they're doing a thing where each book in the series has a different author).
But honestly? Even though this is well written, and gives the characters nuance and depth and is easy to read, it's just so nonsensical. Fucking stupid decisions made. People are in hand to hand combat with wild animals like panthers, and at the end no-one gets hurt. It's impossibly bad. People beat these animals effortlessly, and they're meant to be the greatest reincarnated spirits or something. Like, seriously? And for gods sake, kill your enemies when you defeat them. It's the good guy equivalent of tying Bond up and turning on the laser and leaving the room.
Anyway, even though the next author is Garth Nix who I love, I won't be continuing this series. It is just too awful.
Je n'y arrive pas. Je ne comprends pas l'intérêt envers cette série. Peut-être il y a-t-il quelque chose qui cloche avec moi... Je sais pas que je ne suis pas le public cible de cette série, mais en général je sais reconnaître les qualités d'un livre peu importe le genre et j'aime bien la littérature jeunesse quand même. Par contre, cette série, rien ne semble fonctionner selon moi. Les gros points faibles selon moi sont : le manque d'originalité, l'écriture et les personnages mals définis. Pas pour moi!
Hunted is the second in the Spirit Animals series, and is written by one of my favorite authors of all time - the amazing Maggie Stiefvater! In fact, when the library was missing (of course) their copy of the second of the series, I didn't hesitate to buy a copy for myself because I was so sure it would be awesome.
3.5/5 stars, rounded to 4. I was mildly disappointed. It's not a BAD book, by any means, I just wanted so much more from the characters! I feel like we are barely getting to know them as they traipse all over the world doing all these different things - which all keep getting interrupted.
The plot WHIZZES along...which I think will be very good for the young middle-grade readers the series is aimed at. I thought we'd left the horrible, sniveling Devin behind in the first book, but oh no! He comes back. Somehow bullying pre-teens are much scarier to me than even literal backstabbing adults. I actually felt sick during some of the scenes with him, he's just so hateful!
Our quartet is off to find another reclusive Great Beast, to ask to borrow its talisman to use in the fight against the Conquerors coming from a far land. The Conquerors have a powerful new weapon in their quest to control all of the known lands - a replacement for the Nectar, the Bile, which forces the spirit animal connection. Along the way all sorts of things happen...choices are made. I like that the characters make kid-style decisions, they're not adults in kids' bodies. Of course some of the choices cause problems...but hey, that's what happens.
Finn is an new character in this book, and I am SUPER intrigued by him, especially after what happened in the very last scenes of the story. Even though he's an adult, I feel like we will see a lot more of him.
The ending is, as one might expect, a cliffhanger - and QUITE a cliffhanger at that! The ending and Finn are what made we round this up to 4 stars. I'm immediately picking up the next one.
So this series is no Animorphs, but I will read EVERYTHING Maggie Stiefvater writes.
I did get Tobias vibes from Rollan, and the other characters were interesting enough as well. I skimmed some "plot-y" sections and definitely enjoyed the "prose-y" parts best. My own personal enjoyment of the book is more of a 2 star read, but I'm not going to fault a book for not being what it isn't trying to be.
What a disappoint to a great start of a story by Brandon Mull. I was amazed that an author could spend an entire book and yet have no character development. It was like a 180 degree turn from who they had been developing into.
#spiritanimals tom 2 autorstwa #maggiestiefvater Każdy tom jest pisany przez innego autora. Po bardzo przyjemnym tomie 1, nadszedł czas na #polowanie które według mnie jest źle. Być może wynika to z tego że nie lubię stylu autorki. Albo dlatego, że jest to w moim odczuciu tom przejściowy, który zarysowuje nam jakieś większe wydarzenie, które powinno mieć miejsce w tomie 3. Dla mnie ten był nudny, bez polotu i ogólnie źle się czytał (2/10⭐)
C’est l’amitié à 11 ans, c’est la relation privilégiée avec son spirit animal, c’est la découverte de qui on est en dehors de ce qu’on est habitué ou supposé d’être. C’est les différences dans l’éducation de différents enfants devant travailler ensemble pour sauver leur monde.
C’est du bonbon, ça se lit rapidement et on veut croire en eux!
This book was amazing! I thought that it might not be great because it was written by a different author but I wasn't disappointed when I started reading it. The story plot carried on perfectly and I couldn't stop turning the pages. I will continue to read the third book in the series and can't wait to find out what happens next.
Jeg var ret spændt på denne. Jeg har aldrig læst en serie hvor hver bog er skrevet af forskellige forfattere, og jeg udtrykte også min bekymring om dette under anmeldelse af Påkaldelsen. Jeg havde intet at bekymre mig om. Jeg kan ikke sige om det at bøgerne er oversat af samme person har noget at sige, men jeg var rigtig glad for den!
Det første jeg lagde mærke til var handlingen, der er meget mere aktion i denne og lige fra starten af. Der var ikke et øjeblik hvor jeg kedede mig. Skrivestilen er også rigtig god og fangende. Jeg er stadig helt vild med hele ideen om totemdyrene, jeg synes det er helt vildt fascinerende, også at de alle sammen er så forskellige og sammenspillet mellem menneske og dyr er forskelligt fra par til par.
De fire børn er alle vidt forskellige. Mine favoritter er nok Rollan og Abeke. Jeg elsker at følge dem og deres tankegang. Jeg kan også godt lide Conor, men engang i mellem synes jeg han var lidt for ynkelig, god og blød. Hvor i de tre andre børn, var der åbenlyse mangler og fejl, men jeg følte at Conor havde en tendens til at være lidt for perfekt. Meilin kunne jeg også godt lide, men hun irriterede mig også en anelse, jeg kan dog ikke sætte en finger på præcis hvad. Abeke kan jeg virkelig godt lide, hun prøver alt hvad hun kan at gøre tingene godt igen, selvom det ikke er nemt, og så elsker jeg sammenspillet mellem hende og Uraza og den nye lille sorte kat. Jeg elskede det!
Selvom jeg ikke er den største fan af Meilin, så udvikler hun sig helt utrolig meget igennem denne bog, mere end de andre. I første bog, og også en del af denne, bliver der ikke lagt skjul på at hun er irriteret over at have fået pandaen Jhi som sit totemdyr, men hun lærer langsomt at samarbejde med den bløde panda og det var helt fantastisk at følge.
Rumfuss var nok den del af bogen der irriterede mig mest, jeg synes han virkede ikke særlig gennemført og en smule latterlig, desværre. Jeg kunne virkelig ikke tage ham seriøst, og det er ærgerligt. Jeg kan ikke sætte en finger på præcis hvad der gør det, men jeg brød mig i hvert fald ikke om ham. Heldigvis er det ikke ham bogen handler om.
Første bog bar meget præg af at være en opbyggelse af hele universet, og det kan altid godt være lidt trægt, men denne gør det hele godt igen ved at være spændende og aktion fyldt! Jeg glæder mig meget til at læse videre i serien og se hvad der sker med børnene.
Ich hatte lange nicht mehr so Spaß beim Lesen wie bei diesem Buch ich liebe einfach alle vier das sind alles meine Mäuse und die leicht angedeutete Romance!!! Die passen so gut zusammen ich liebe die und das Charakter Development ist auch peak
This middle-grade novel was just as amazing as the first one. Great detail, awesome action, and super cool fight scenes. I REALLY want a spirit animal now!
4.1 ⭐️ ok ok ok this is gonna be a hella long review so lemme cook ok? first the panther on the cover looks like a naked mole rat. IM SORRY😭. ok next. finn. are you kidding he’s my fav. and the end OMG first finn and then lord what’s his name. so wholesome 🥲. hopefully finn doesn’t die (knock on wood i really hope i didn’t jinx it) i’m so mad that he’s not going on with them but i hope he comes up at least a few more times. ok next can we discuss the ending. like end end. conor just like handing it over and then meilin deciding to leave? what about the greencloak pledge or whatever. but anyways i’m sure they’ll figure it out. OK NEXT. the ships😏. mwahahaha i want rollan and conor together💀 like are you kidding. “you look good” 🤭😏. ok but lemme calm down. meilin and rollans banter is giving me life. i’m just scared for what’s gonna happen. last thing promise. JHI IS MY FAV ANIMAL. WHAT DO YOU MEAN SHE KILLED A WOMAN BUT SMOOSHING HER WITH HER STINKY BUTT. i actually had to put the book down and take a moment after i read that. i couldn’t tell if i should be mortified or hella entertained. anyways. icon behavior only. idk who’s my fav out of the four kids but jhi and finn🔛🔝.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
naprawde bardzo przyjemnie sie czyta te ksiazki. i mimo ze fabula w tej czesci nie dzieje sie jakos mega duzo akcji to naprawde bardzo mi sie podobalo. wciagnalem sie juz od pierwszych stron i gdyby nie ze moj umysl nie wspolpracowal to pewnie skonczylbym ta ksiazke w tym samym dniu w ktorym ja zaczalem bo naprawde super sie to czyta. kocham cala czworke i ich zwierzoduchy no moze jedynie meilin czasami mnie irytowala swoim zachowaniem a zwlaszacza tym ze uwazala sie lepsza od pozostalej trojki to mnie doslownie najbardziej wkurzalo no bo ona lepsza nie jest. uwielbiam wiez miedzy conorem a brigganem chyba jest moja ulubiona. jedna sytuacja z finnem w ogole mnie zaszkoczyla ale naprawde fajna byla. styl pisania tutaj czasami sprawial ze jednak troche mi sie ciezko czytalo ale w wiekszosci bylo calkiem okej.
special mentions! - STUPID FUCKING DEVIN HOLY SHIT I HATE YOU - Ik vind Dawson leuk tho ik hoop dat hij de groenmantels joined Het doet me pijn dat niemand Abeke vertrouwd :( Ik vind Abeke zo leuk en haar band is BY FAR het sterkste. Love that for her - Rollan die eigenlijk zoveel geeft om iedereen (vooral Meilin) en het gewoon niet wil laten merken😭 - MEILIN PLS BE NICE TO JHI PLSSSSS - I like Finn en zijn panter theyre cool - De band Tussen Rollan en Essix is nog niet heel best, maar in tijden van nood merk je wel hoe graag Essix Rollan wil helpen. - DIE GRAAG VAN TRUNSWICK DIE BASICALLY TEGEN CONOR “als je die talisman niet aan ons geeft verkracht ik je moeder lol!!!” WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK😭😭😭 Hoe is dit een kinderboek ouwe - Die fucking graag van Glengavin omg WHEN I CATCH YOU RICKY WHEN I CATCH YOU - Rumfuss het everzwijn was een cutiepatootie
I thought this would be more difficult to get back into than it was. After remembering who each character was and what animal their bond was, it was pretty easy. Devin is a particularly annoying villain, because he's a bully. He's a bully who didn't get something that the poor shepherd got so he has to steal/buy it for himself to feel special. Major Draco vibes with him. I really liked the Scottish-esque vibes that MacDonnell's castle gave off. Really wish they had spent more time there. I loved Rufuss and how he lived with his boar. And he was the hero at the end and was recognized for it. That made me so happy.
O serie utopică care te face să te întrebi ce spirit animal ai reusi să invoci si să-ți dorești să ai o legătură cu un animal.
O serie în care Nectarul lui Ninani sau Fierea Devoratorului îți pot aduce un spirit animal, dar de care parte ți-ai dori să te afli? O serie despre alegerile pe care le au copiii în anumite momente, de a-și urma calea, de a face alegerea corectă, de a alege înțelept și nu cu inima.
Cele 4 Mari Fiare au revenit, deoarece Devoratorului si-a făcut apariția. Dar pentru a putea lupta împotriva acestuia, Mantiile Verzi trebuie să obțină talismanele celorlalte Mari Fiare. În primul volum i-au luat cu forța talismanul berbecului Arrax, iar în volumul al doilea obțin talismanul porcului mistreț Rumfuss.
Conner să simte vinovat că părinții lui au rămas singuri să muncească ca să-si achite datoria, Meilin și-a părăsit tatăl fix când cetatea era atacată de Cuceritori, Abeke si-a părăsit satul cand acesta avea nevoie de un "Dansator al Ploii", iar Rollan nu știe dacă să aibă încredere.
Iar finalul celui de-al doilea volum este neașteptat, atât Conner cât și Meilin au luat hotărâri surprinzătoare, totodată de înțeles...
Sper ca și următoarele volume să fie la fel de bine scrise ca primele două, nu am întâlnit până acum o serie scrisă de autori diferiți, am găsit colaborări...
Det märks att jag inte är i bokens huvudmålgrupp längre, helt klart, men det hindrade inte mig från att njuta av boken. Jag tycker verkligen om Maggie Stiefvaters skrivsätt, mer än jag någonsin gjorde Brandon Mulls (förlåt) som skrev den första boken, något som gjorde att resan var intressant från början till slut. Det sista kapitlet tar en vågad vändning, och jag är nyfiken på hur nästa gäng författare kommer välja att följa upp. En mysig fantasy med tillräckligt mycket tvister och fantastiskt språk för att hålla äldre läsare kvar också. 3.5 Stjärnor.
Ohhh that was such a fantastic book! I tried this one only because I'd read anything by Maggie Stiefvater.
I honestly expected to be bored because it's a children's book and I'm about 20 years older than the target group 😂 However I'm very pleased to report that I was wrong!
It's a very dynamic story and I enjoy the different characters POV a lot. I think my fave character so far is Rollan because I too am suspicious to the bone 🙈
I'm now going to hop back to Book 1 and I'll probably be forced to read the whole series because this one was so good 😊
3.5 Co prawda ten tom był lepszy od pierwszego, natomiast dalej mnie nie porwał. Mam wrażenie, że to co najważniejsze i najfajniejsze było zmiażdżone do czterech końcowych rozdziałów, a mało istotne i nużące rzeczy były rozwleczone :c Mimo to audiobooka słuchało mi się naprawdę przyjemnie i myślę, że będę kontynuowała serię