by Kathryn Lasky
Guardians of Ga'Hoole . . . . A book about owls that I thought was going to be pretty stupid but as soon as I began reading . . . man, was I blown away. Not only did I find this book to be truly fun and investing but it's just so beautifully done. What do I mean by that? Well, let's take a look....
This tells the story of Soren's experience with Gylfie when they are both kidnapped and how they do their best to survive the experience of being kidnapped and the attempted brainwashing. I saw this as a film a while ago and really enjoyed it, the book is slightly different and while there are so...
I really think this book suffered for its audience. For a middle-grade fantasy featuring an all-(nonhuman)-animal cast, this had an astounding amount of elements I didn't expect: kidnap, murder, (rather clumsy) Stockholm Syndrome, physical and psychological torture of children, and cannibalism, to n...
Very fun read. I love Lasky's style of writing! Great story, interesting characters, and a strong plot.
Just watched the movie (first) before reading the books. Book is a very different plot, but well-written. I think this is going to be one of those series that I need to read all 13 books before I can tell you whether I liked it...
This is an audiobook that I would give 3 stars for the story, but 2 stars for the audio narration. The plot behind this story is fine. Soren, a young barn owl, is pushed out of the nest by a scheming brother and kidnapped. He is taken to the St. Aegolius Academy, where baby owls are brainwashed a...