AR test 6 out of 10

I think this book was good from how the owls and the bears team up to fight agienst the evil animals!!!

I think this book is very interesting and I hope that people will read it

End of the history of Hoole and his time with the Ember. Books 9, 10 and 11.

To me, this book highlights the flaws in Lasky's writing for the series. There are characters that have the potential to be interesting due to their internal and external conflict, but that potential is written out before the end of the book. We are left with main characters that feel the same. You could swap Soren, Coryn, Grank, and Hoole's perspectives and the only difference would be the setting. Lasky also attempts to tackle complex problems such as racism, sexism, disability, and trauma, but these issues are portrayed in an extremely two-dimensional, surface level manner. I am aware that these books are intended for children, but these plot lines do little to educate kids further than "this man is abusive and being abusive is bad."

And now to discuss the hardest fumble in the series up to now: Lutta. A half hagsfiend, half owl shape-shifter that was rejected by her parents as a chick. She was created and raised by Kreeth, a powerful hagsfiend who sought the Ember of Hoole to make some sort of powerful dark magic spells. I was excited to see where Lasky would have taken Lutta's plot. She had the potential to be a complex character with a strong plot line about how you are more than your appearance and what you were told to be, but unfortunately her arc was as flat as a table. She is killed within a paragraph and never mentioned again. Lutta dies believing that she is nothing. Her potential was squandered in the most heartbreaking, anti-climactic way possible. Lutta's story is an amalgamation of the worst aspects of the Guardians of Ga'Hoole.

This book still has the redeeming quality of it being fun to read for the most part. The drama is entertaining, and I somewhat enjoy the fragments of worldbuilding we get. Plus, if I was reading for quality, mentally stimulating literature, I would not be reading children's animal xenofiction books like Warrior Cats and Guardians of Ga'Hoole.

No wonder Ezylryb hid these legends - they describe the true relationship between the power of the ember, magic, and war. If others knew, they would definitely go after the ember more and such. Hoole was a great king with great followers. I hope Coryn and the band learned a lot and can build upon the legends.

Amazing! I loved how well it was written, and how everything was put together! I loved this last legend out of the 3! Can't wait to read book 12!

I enjoyed reading this book. I liked the way the story line was portrayed, and the characters were funny. But, the "hole" that I mentioned in my last review of this book The Coming of Hoole still left me seeing loose ends.

amazing book, amazing author, amazing series, I cant wait to start the next one!

Some interesting plot twists in this one unfortunately they are not discussed just mentioned and on we go to less interesting stuff. Too bad.

Quite good but not as memorable sadly. Lutta's storyline is... Extremely dark and depressing for a book aimed towards kids. Its disturbing and ends much too abruptly.

Another amazing book in the series of the Guardians of Ga'Hoole by Kathryn Lasky.

Hoole amasses a huge army to fight against the hagfiends and the rogue forces of the North and to save his father's palace was melting from rot. Hoole's tree is infiltrated by a hag(ish)fiend that can transform though once she arrives she realizes her mission to steal the Ember is much harder than she anticipated now that she has a gizzard and begins to experience feelings.
The real Emerilla is missing only to be found in the most dangerous place, in the rotting palace with the rogue king acting as a serving maid, awaiting her chance to strike.

I'm so sad that this is the last book with Hoole, Grank, Theo and the wolves. It was so awesome to learn about how everything got started, but I'm also excited to get back to Soren, Coryn and the band. When will Coryn tell everyone else his secret?