The Last ( Endling #1)
This book was fantastic. I was drawn into this fantasy story of Byx, the dairnes who can be mistaken for a dog should the time arise. With remarkable, original characters, Katherine creates a world where humans are just part of the governing species in this novel. I, myself was cheering for the smaller creatures that make up this novel. There are some who want power and will go to great lengths to acquire it while others just want to survive.
It all began when Byx saves a wobbyk and they find themselves under fire. Byx tries to return home with Tobble but realizes that the home that she left this morning is gone. Everyone is dead. Scared and feeling alone, they don’t have the time to assess the situation before the two of them are captured. Byx and Tobble take quite a journey, as prisoners. Byx worries that she is now an endling and she’s not sure she wants to be the last of his species. Tobble has an obligation that he must perform and he tries hard to fulfill it.
I couldn’t get enough of this book as Byx and Tobble started to come to grips with their new lives. The world that Katherine created was entertaining and full of adventure. Now, I am left hanging until the next book in the series is released in 2019 and then, I am definitely reading it. I really enjoyed this novel and feel older elementary or middle school readers will too. I think it would make a good read aloud too.
(I made a cheat sheet as I read this book, listing the character’s names and their types since they were so unfamiliar to me. I feel this helped me a great deal and made the book more enjoyable.)
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