This is a good start to a fantasy series. It takes place in a created world where some people get spirit animals when they are 11. The world currently has an impending war, and four kids have somehow called Great Beasts as their spirit animals.

This definitely is written to be part of a series. It ends leaving you wanting to know what happens next. I’ll probably read the next title (I read this one because we’re using it for Battle of the Books and I needed to write questions).

My one gripe: there are sooooo many characters and places mentioned. All those names! I can only imagine the paper being passed from author to author to keep everyone and everyplace straight as it continues.