Reviews for Call of the Winged Panther (Vermonia Series #2)

The average rating for Call of the Winged Panther (Vermonia Series #2) based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2010-05-28 00:00:00 David Ward So, the violence and language levels are still pretty consistent with the first volume. There is virtually no cursing and the violence is nothing you didn't see on Power Rangers. I am a little put off by the "romantic" aspect though they could definitely just be considered crushes. The boys (especially Jim) are extremely obvious about their interest though luckily they aren't vulgar or too aggressive about it. As for the story, I definitely had to re-read the first volume to get an idea of what was going on so that I could read this one. It had been over a year though so it was pretty understandable that I had forgotten so much. I'm still unconvinced that the skateboards would be useful in a fantasy world, but I could be wrong. I do like the introduction of the different cultures and the idea of the guardians and singers. SPOILERS There was one slight bit that may concern parents more than the previous book. The bad guy does destroy his own minions simply because they fail him. This isn't an uncommon plot device, but it is a bit darker than the first book where the kids defeated the bad guy.

Review # 2 was written on 2010-12-24 00:00:00 Ibrar Hussain And we start right off in the middle of the action where book one closed quickly grabbing us and never letting go until the end. We get to know the characters better as we spend more time with them. Princess Rainbow tells her background story which adds a reveal which is most certainly going to be a plot point somewhere down the line. I already have a feeling I know what it means. This time the three friends, along with Rainbow and a guide, journey off to the next village which is inhabited by an elf like race. We are also told what life was like before Uro took over and the important ability of song the inhabitants had of communicating with each other. There are battles against bad guys and the addition of Doug's powers of the Silver Tiger are enormous indeed. This time around Jim must search for his warrior and animal spirit that he will share, the winged panther. I'm loving this story, something totally different for me plotwise, as we move forward with the plot, time is also taken to reveal the background. I haven't picked a favourite character yet, though I have certainly picked the one I don't like, Jim is quite the whiner. As the book started with a character in peril, the book ends with the same character in peril once more leaving us with another cliffhanger anxiously waiting to read book 3.