The Quest of the Cubs (Bears of the Ice #1)

I found the sequel of this in a thrift store and immediately put the first book on hold at the library. More in the Guardians of Ga'Hoole world? Yes, please. Let me preface this by saying I read and enjoyed all fifteen plus books of the Owls' world. Wolves of the Beyond was enjoyable but, oh boy, did......more

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I'm called First, and my mother has left my sister and I alone in the polar region of Ga'Hoole. We've decided we'll try to find our father in the hunting grounds, but we only know we need to travel north. We wish our mother had taught us to hunt before she left, since it's hard to survive blizzards......more

I feel like the worldbuilding in this book had some SERIOUS issues--mainly that the characters were way too anthropomorphized. I was willing to suspend my disbelief for Guardians of Ga'Hoole with owls being able to read, write, fight with swords, forge armor, etc, because birds do have the ability t......more

So far, I am liking this series the most from Lasky. I read Wolves of the Beyond, Horses, of the Dawn, and half of Guardian's of Ga'hoole. Not a huuuge fan, but not a hater either. It's a little basic, but that's to be expected from a mid-grade series. The plot twists were very easy for me to predict......more