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Orrin Ja Korppisota (2011)

by Margaret McAllister(Favorite Author)

4.3 of 5 Votes: 3

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Tammi

series

The Mistmantle Chronicles

review 1: this is the fourth installment of this little series and i love it!i agree that this book definitely picks up the pace lost in the second and third.the animals of the island of mismantle find themselves assisting swan friends that are under attack by ravens on a neighboring island.the feisty squirrels, moles, hedgehogs and otters are victorious in warding off the ravens, but the ravens seek retribution.it's up to king crispin and his circle of friends to come up with crafty ways to save their island.exciting and always entertaining.
review 2: Once again M.I. McAllister provides us with a wonderful adventure of Urchin and his friends. While Mistmantle is attacked by savage ravens screeching "Kill and Destroy," it easy to visualize the courage and terror felt by... more the animals of the island. I enjoyed the introduction of Corr and the overall plot and action of the book. I was caught up in their desperation to save Mistmantle. I liked the ongoing character development of Catkin and the growing importance of Fingal. Each chapter jumped around to different animals or areas of the island. While that definatly portrayed the fury of action, I think the story suffered a bit from it. I felt that we "lost" a few characters. Urchin included. Until near the end of the book, he didn't even seem a main player. The book indicated that Needle, Sepia and Juniper were busy but I often found myself asking where they were and what they were feeling. There are a lot of key players in this series (and adding more with each book), so I know that we can't feel connected with all of them all the time but I was left not feeling a strong connection with any of them. Also, it must be said, as the younger crowd becomes more and more important on the island, the original characters have faded a little into the background. I understand that is the natural progession of a series but I do love Padra and missed his wisdom and wit! less

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