I received a free ARC through NetGalley (1/7/14)
5 stars
This is the second installment in the Spirit Animals series. Written by multiple authors, this is an adventure of some kids that have some very strong spirit animals. Not everyone is matched with a spirit animal; it is a bit of a lucky break to have one. 4 children from very different parts of the world happened to be matched with some powerful leader animals that have been missing for a long time. They have to help collect pieces from all of the most powerful creatures, but another group is trying to do the same thing. Thankfully the four are learning how to work together, and work through their differences, as they work to collect the next piece of the puzzle.
I was leery to pick this one. I thoroughly enjoyed the first book in the series, but mostly because of the introduction to each character. I knew that it was a great series for kids, that the action and story would keep the kids reading, but I got a bit bored toward the end. This time it was a slow start for me. Once I got into the book a bit more and could keep each of the characters in order, I read it very quickly. I enjoyed it a lot more than the first even.
The fact that this series is written by multiple authors really scared me. I was excited for the first book because I liked the author a lot. I was worried when I learned there were multiple authors. Reading this installment, I pretty much forgot that it wasn't the same author. I'm sure if I read them back to back that I might pick up on some things that would show that to me, but I doubt that most young readers would notice. It is a great series for middle grade readers or advanced readers that aren't quite middle grades yet. It should appeal to fans of the 39 Clues because of the internet game tie-in or fans of the Warriors series because of the animals.
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