My least favorite of the Enchanted Forest Chronicles. When I recently acquired the e-box set, I discovered Wrede put a little introduction in front of each book. She begins this one by saying, ""Calling on Dragons is not merely a book I hadn't intended to write; it is the one book of the four that I actively didn't want to write. It was the last of the four... to be written." This was written last, with left-over bits from book two, and then a goal to ease the chronological transition between th...

Calling on Dragons, though it does give us great background information on witches in general and Morwen in particular, is by far the weakest entry in the series. My dislike, or perhaps I should say my lack of liking, for this book is primarily due to the character Killer, an enchanted bunny that Morwen finds in her garden. He's a hopping, talking MacGuffin; because a wizard was involved with his enchantment, Morwen takes him to the castle to consult with Mendanbar and Cimorene (who, incidentall...

4.5/5stars This was my 4th time reading the series and it was just as good as the first 3 times. Also I was able to notice and focus on many things that I haven't before. I really like how each book focuses on different set of main characters - this way by the end of the series the reader gets to know everybody from different points of view.This will probably forever be my favorite middle grade series and I am very happy to say that I still enjoy them after so many re-reads, and even if I'm prob...

►MY FEELINGS This book was very interesting from the beginning. I was very gripped by this book. For once I thought this book will be the best book in this series. BUT I think this book was very predictable for me after reading its previous books. Nevertheless, This was a very enjoyable and interesting read for me. I am satisfied that this book didn't hurt me like its second book did. Be Alert! Don't open any spoiler if you are looking farword to read this book or you don't want any revealatio...

I enjoyed "Calling on Dragons" but not nearly as much as the first two. Now, I wasn't able to read this nearly as quickly as I was the previous two, so I'm sure I lost a bit of the flow because I had to stop and start so much. But, I just felt the book plodded more than its predecessors, and that every time we got close to something interesting, the story would back off and resort to something funny, or take that climax moment and start explaining something that really didn't need to be explaine...

2.5/5 (warning: swearing involved) Ugh. What a long boring pile of snore. I couldn't even be happy that it ended because of the cliffhanger epilogue. The first two books of this series are delightful, with lovely fun characters and an interesting plot. However, this book failed because of the following:- The plot basically had the same bad guys, the wizards, which worked the first time, but is seriously tiring now, the cart is broken, the horse has run off, so please take a fuckin' rest with thi...

So far this has been the least fun book in this series, for three reasons. First, spending half of every page on the "nobody can understand what Telemain says haha" gag is way too much. This gets old really fast. Second, Killer is incredibly annoying. Third, there is no resolution! The whole book is spent on a drawn-out trek and then, right at the end, an interesting problem is posed and the book is over. We have to wait until book four to find out how it gets solved. I did enjoy Morwen's cats i...

Calling on Dragons was possibly my favorite one of the Enchanted Forest Chronicles books when I was younger. It’s a little bit darker and a little bit weirder than the other ones, but this is offset by a heightened number of sassy talking animals. Calling on Dragons is told from the perspective of the witch Morwen, who has been previously established as totally awesome in the first two volumes. While it’s great to hear a story from Morwen’s perspective just because Morwen is awesome, the real tr...

Rating: 3.5 starsA ha! I had been wondering whose point of view we'd be treated to next. Calling on Dragons, the third book in the Enchanted Forest Chronicles, is told from Morwen's point of view. The wizards are at it again, threatening the Enchanted Forest with their latest devious scheme. It's up to Morwen, Cimorene, a couple cats and Kazhul to figure out what's going on and find a way to stop them.I like how each book is from a different point of view. Morwen and her cats are a great pick. Y...

Not bad, but nowhere near as good as the first two.In Calling on Dragons, the ever annoying Society of Wizards decides to become a serious threat to Mendanbar, Cimorene and the entire Enchanted Forest. They want the magic that's omnipresent in the forest and have decided that they're not going to let Mendanbar and his magic sword prevent them from getting it. So when the sword gets stolen, Cimorene, the witch Morwen, the magician Telemain, the dragon king Kazul and an assorted number of beasts i...

A story of many magnificent cats, and one of the most annoying rabbits in all of invention.

3 StarsTamika, This series is SO incredibly cute! I have to admit that books 1 and 2 are my favorites but I think the entire series is worth the read. It is a Young Adult fantasy series that (mostly) stars a woman and has a little bit of gendered role reversal. Cute!Caveat: Books 3 and 4 are pretty annoying and book 3 (this one) has THE WORSE ENDING. Seriously. If you decide not to read them, give me a call and I'll give you the run-down. Have water handy, lol.http://bookslifewine.com/r-calling-...

9 October, 2007cliffhanger ending, wow5 September, 2015I am perhaps most inclined to love this volume because Morwen, a witch with lots of cats she can talk to and books. But that stupid rabbit is annoying as hell and just won't ever stop whining. It's like being trapped in a car with the worst toddler imaginable for eternity.

I adore every book in this series! Imaginative setting, quirky characters, and an adventurous plot full of magic and dragons, secrets and intrigue. It’s just as wonderful re-reading each book as it was the first time.

.This is a fantasy that will whisk you away in an adventure. I really like it and would recommend it!

Annoying characters (Killer and Telemain voices grates on my nerves!) and a very bad cliffhanger :(

I think my least favourite of the series. Killer just really annoyed me for pretty much the whole book, and some of the magic stuff was confusing but that might just be because I was tired while reading. The ending was definitely not what I was expecting though, so I’m curious to see how things end

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ For Trouble and Scorn and their other 7 feline companions who looked nothing like proper witch's cats, and for Killer the ever hungry rabbit turned to a bright blue six-foot donkey with wings. They are amazing!!!

I've done reading the whole series, so will copy these comments to 3rd and 4th book, too.Love the humor. Love the breezy adventure and endearing characters. Each book focuses on different folks, but the sequence events counts, and I do not recommend trying to read them as stand-alones. The ending of #2 is a bit worrisome, and the ending of #3 is a cliff-hanger, and #4 does have some intensity not necessarily suitable for the youngest readers. On the whole, they're clean and fun, I'd say fine for...

This was a disappointing book. The book featured the annoying character from the last book, Telemain. Telemain is joined by even more annoying cats and most annoying of all a creature named Killer. I was going to give this 2.5 stars until I got to the unsatisfying ending. 2/5 stars.

I liked the third installment in the Enchanted Forest Chronicles better than the second. Morwen's POV was fun and we get to see lots of her cats, who were definitely some of the best secondary characters. Killer the giant blue donkey/rabbit and the fire witch (can't remember his name right now) were both great supporting cast as well and there is a lot more action. One thing I'm not a big fan of in the sequels so far is the references to well-known fairytales. I don't recall there being any refe...

Unfortunately, most of this book is just irritating. I know that part of this is that the charm of the writing wears off with each addition of the series. But I think that the author made some mistakes in this book. The biggest one (yes, I made a pun) is the inclusion of Killer the rabbit. I understand that he is important for the premise of the book, but he detracted from the rest of the story. I think that he is meant to be comedic, but he was just annoying the entire novel. His comments were

Yet another delightful adventure from the Enchanted Forest! I especially loved this one because the point of view switched to Morwen, whom I adore. I mean, she's a young, red haired witch who hates the traditional witchy things, has 9 hodgepodge cats with the BEST names, and grows lilacs in her garden. And she's just so no-nonsense and I love her ^_^ (unimportant but still: I really like the front cover but it's a shame Morwen has a witch's hat on as she never wore them :/) Those cats were proba...

This one felt like a middle book. It was a charming installment, but it was definitely the setup for a concluding volume. The cats were delightful, but some of the gags like Killer's enchantments and Telemain's academic mumbo-jumbo felt a little overused.

Easily the weakest entry in the series for a very obvious reason: the character Killer. I assume Killer was supposed to be funny and/or cute, but instead he is just obnoxious. Like Jar-Jar Binks level obnoxious. I know this series is aimed at young adults, but I remember being 11 or 12 reading this for the first time and thinking "Sweet God this guy is stupid. They should just leave him to let him get himself killed." Killer makes the same stupid decisions over and over and over again and by the...

I found this book so difficult to get through, mostly because of the characters. The cats were somewhat interesting, although perhaps there were more personalities than are necessary for the story, and I enjoyed seeing things from Morwen's point of view. Telemain's "incomprehensible" explanation became a tiring gimmick. But the addition of Killer, the stupid character who always blunders into trouble, was just painful. So much of this story was predictable and clichéd, so I liked that the ending...

This book has many ideas for cat names! They include Murgatroy, Fiddlesticks, Miss Eliza Tudor, Scorn, Jasmine, Troubl, Jasperr Darlington Higgins IV, and Aunt Ophelia. (Though I wouldn't name a cat Trouble, because I named a cat Cheetah and she was ferocious.)

I would give it one star, but I liked it up until the ending. And then Wrede stomped my heart flat. And I hate this series.FIRST: Cimorene is NOT the main character. And there are not a lot of dragons in this book. Like, they don't even really call on a dragon?Don't believe what the book description tells you. It's Morwen who is the narrator and focus and who has suddenly become this comely, young witch. Whatever. Fine.Favorite part of the book was the cats, although it was hard to keep track of...

The magic sword has been stolen. The wizards are invading the Enchanted Forest. A quest must be undertaken to retrieve it lest the entire kingdom fall into ruin and decay. The loving couple of Cimorene and Mendanbar must split up to undertake different tasks. But wait, the rabbit-cum-blue, floating, flying donkey needs a snack! Another fun entry in the Enchanted Forest Chronicles, although I must confess the plot (evil wizards trying to steal magic) is becoming a wee bit repetitive. But I enjoye...

Check out my blog, One Man Book ClubThe Value of a Star: Ratings ExplainedThe Enchanted Forest Chronicles was written in reverse!Talking to Dragons, book 4 of the Enchanted Forest Chronicles, was originally published in 1985 as a stand alone novel. Events transpired, magic happened, and suddenly the author discovered there were stories to be told about the secondary characters from Talking to Dragons. That stand-alone novel became a wonderfully endearing four book series about the family and fri...