Reading the last legend was very interesting. I feel it really finished of the character arc of the characters in the legends well. this book told me a lot more about the Hagsfiend's and was over all a good book. I definitely would recommend reading this series or if you don't want to read all of the guardians of Ga'Hoole books at least read this one and the two before it.

Book three of the prequel. This time she actually credits the Shakespeare she quotes…

A finale to the 3 part "Legends of the Old", I loved how all things came together in the end.
Now onto the journey of and with Coryn.

My son loved these! He read them in about 3rd grade. I didn't share his love, but then I'm an adult and I experienced the story from a totally different point of view (I mean, fighting owls??! It was hard for me to get into.) I was willing to let him read whatever it took to get him to reading fluently and I was just happy to see him immersed in a book.

Still enjoying reading this bestselling anthropomorphic series with my GK’s.

Awwwwesommmmmeeeeeee

Too many characters!

Well, this is one of my favorites so far in the series. I really hate the half-hags, by the way... I really hate them.

I thought the story of Lutta was really tragic. I didn't like that at all. Whatever.

I don't understand the rush to get rid of ALL magic in the land. Good magic is just that: good. I can understand wanting to get rid of the magic of the hagsfiends... I'm also confused. Since when is flame-reading a magic thing? I guess it's definitely abnormal and whatnot, but it's not like Kreeth and her spells and witchcraft and whatnot. Eh. I don't know.

I loved seeing how the Great Ga'Hoole Tree came to be and how it's organization came to be. Hoole! You are one heck of an owl!

Well, now I really hope that the modern Guardians of Ga'Hoole can stop Nyra before she brings the hagsfiends back in full force. I never liked her, especially since she couldn't have any real love for her son. It makes perfect sense, though. Without a true gizzard, she couldn't feel anything but rage. She's definitely a hagsfiend!

Onwards I go to the next book!

The Lutta plotline is one of the most fucked-up things I have ever read

These books are entertaining but FIFTEEN book in the series is too many for me! My new plan is to read through these last few books on my own quickly, and then summarize them for the kids. We haven't had as much time to read together lately and I think we're all a little weary of these owls. I have a box of children's classics that we recently inherited that I can't wait to dive into with them, so we're going to wrap up Ga'Hoole as quickly as we can :) I would recommend these for about a 10-yr-old to read on their own, rather than read-alouds for moms & kids.

this is a thrilling book.

To be a king picks up where the last legend novel left off, and I am pleased to say it was just as strong. It continues on with the tradition of the last one, creating some powerful lore for the Ga'hoole universe, and continues to build upon it. I was excited that they managed to integrate and explain magic, as I was never entirely sure if magic really existed in these books up until now. I was also thankful that Theo got a backstory, as I felt his character's arrival in a prior book seemed strange and unexplained. I also enjoyed the perspective of the villains in this book, which made me feel for them as not just completely corrupt. This book finishes up with a strong ending, and gives a great jumping off point to bring us back into the current era with the owls we grew to know.