I was happy to see that Morgan learned to help Eli deal with his anxiety. This fits in well with the theme of ‘shared burdens’ in this sequel. We see Eli taking on so much and forget that he’s only 12 years old. Having someone to share the burden of his new family, former family, and his anxiety was necessary.

The message about the value of community and being stronger together piggybacked on the sharing burden theme and was well integrated and showcased.

There were several disappointments in this book which weighed heavily on my decision to stop reading this series. Unfortunately, for me, it felt like the author was grabbing hot topics centered around identity and using them to fill his narrative. I would have appreciated a warning.

Reading about the “non-binary wooden figures” had me shaking my head…would it have hurt to just call them stick figures?!

I was gifted this copy by Tundra Books Group and NetGalley and was under no obligation to provide a review.

This book was a hit with my 9 year old, he was hooked.
In his words - “he liked everything”.

He loves learning about Indigenous teachings and culture, combined with fantasy literature, I knew this book (and series) was something he would enjoy.

After reading this book we quickly requested books 1-4 from our local library.

Thank you NetGalley for the advanced copy, we look forward to sharing this series with friends!

**e-ARC received in exchange for an honest review.**

This series is very popular in my classroom, and I am so grateful I got the chance to read the fifth book. I am (and so are my students) loving this series. Everything I’ve seen says this is the last book in the series, but I am really hoping that is not the case, there are still so many things I wonder about!
This book definitely doesn’t shy away from tough topics but it still remains very accessible and age appropriate.

I have read the first book in the Misewa saga and jumped back to the timeline with the fifth book, so some of my knowledge gaps were because I need to catch up on the series. Even with missing several of the books, I was pleased with how quickly I fell back into the worldbuilding and characters. I really appreciate and enjoy the Inuit culture and language that is woven throughout the books, as well as the use of animal mythology. The story blends current and historic cultural references, including the occurrence of foster care within the Inuit community.

I love the adventures that the author creates, and look forward to catching up on the previous books in the series.

this was a strong fifth entry in the Misewa Saga series, it had that element that I was looking for and enjoyed from the previous books. I was engaged with what was happening and enjoyed the overall fantasy element that I was expecting. David A. Robertson has a strong writing style and was glad I read this. It had that element that I was looking for and glad everything felt like it was supposed to.