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Book: Creatures of the Flood

Author: Erin Hunter

Book Series: Bamboo Kingdom Book 1

Rating: 5/5

Recommended For...: middle grade readers, fantasy

Genre: MG Fantasy

Publication Date: September 28, 2021

Publisher: Harper Kids

Pages: 256

Recommended Age: 10+ (some scary moments)

Explanation of CWs: Some moments that might be a little scary for younger readers

Synopsis: The pandas of the Bamboo Kingdom have never forgotten the great flood that ended the peaceful life they’d always known. But for three young creatures born that day, the flood marks not an end, but a beginning—the beginning of their struggles to find a place in very different worlds.

Leaf, raised in the sparse Northern Forest, works tirelessly to help her family find bamboo to eat; Rain, hot-tempered, refuses to accept a suspicious new leader in her Southern Forest community; and Ghost, clumsy and uncoordinated, worries he’ll never fit in with his hunter family in the mountains.

None of them know that the others are out there, but thanks to a mysterious tiger that’s been threatening the Kingdom, they will soon find each other—and fulfill a prophecy that had been made long before they were born.

Review: I really liked this book! I've never really read the Warriors books but now I want to a lot. I thought the character development was amazingly well done, the world building was well done, and the plot was intriguing enough to keep me intrigued throughout the book.

The only thing that I had issue with is that the pacing in the beginning was a bit slow for me, but it picked up fairly quickly.

Verdict: It was well done! Perfect for Warriors fans.