--- product_id: 46945985 title: "Gabriel Finley and the Raven's Riddle" brand: "george hagen" price: "68.24 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/46945985-gabriel-finley-and-the-ravens-riddle store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # Gabriel Finley and the Raven's Riddle **Brand:** george hagen **Price:** 68.24 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Gabriel Finley and the Raven's Riddle by george hagen - **How much does it cost?** 68.24 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/46945985-gabriel-finley-and-the-ravens-riddle) ## Best For - george hagen enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted george hagen brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Gabriel Finley and the Raven's Riddle - Image 1](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51buNqvEevL.jpg) ![Gabriel Finley and the Raven's Riddle - Image 2](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/31PwSPI5UUL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐ Intriguing start, but goes downhill. *by K***E on Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2017* I wanted to love this book - Ravens and Riddles! Marvellous! I bought it having read and enjoyed p.1 online, and started with high hopes. Despite an iffy premise (see below), which I managed to lay aside, I found the first few chapters compelling. Here, we alternate between the story of Paladin the baby raven, who will turn out to be the hero Gabriel’s Amicus (aka familar), and main character Gabriel. Over all, Paladin was my favorite character: I cared about him and his survival.But as Gabriel’s story took over, Paladin got lost behind other characters who were far less interesting or endearing, with whom I felt little connection besides quirky Abby (whose quirks however are mostly characterized by her wearing ill-matching clothes, rather than having greater significance). From there, it went downhill. The parallels with certain Potter tricks became a little too obvious; for me, in two main respects: 1. a writing desk that walks and talks, and shows moving pictures wherein Gabriel can see the past (sound familiar?); and 2. Gabriel’s clutch of plucky friends (though he has one more gal pal than HP). But where Rowling manages the interplay between her characters so brilliantly, and all have depth and development, none of these, including the hero, really change from start to finish. One character who does change is minor player Aunt Trudy, who starts out being the mean cow from hell, but at the end, out of the blue, is inexplicably jollying around the kitchen.Back to that initial premise, which explains how the evil valravens came into existence. (It’s on p. 3, so hardly a spoiler). It goes something like this: Ravens have always been paired with beloved humans, and one day, one faithful raven loses his “master” in battle. In his sorrow, this raven is somehow tempted by a mysterious phantom-like bird to attain immortality by eating his master’s flesh, thereby breaking the raven/man bond and - ta-da - valravens are born. There’s no explanation as to what’s in it for evil phantom bird to have valravens exist, but far more pertinent, why, when the raven was mourning his master, would he at that moment crave immortality? “I’m so heartbroken, I want to live forever”….? So these were 2 major motivations that could have been interesting and added depth, but were totally missing.Over all: story line okay, and probably works for middle grade readers, as might the riddle aspect (which I still love the idea of). But for me, the more I read, the harder it became to go back to it. The writing, having started out well, deteriorated, and too much shifting POV took my focus. Had the characters compelled, I could have overlooked the writing more; had the writing compelled, I could have overlooked the lack of characterization more. But as well as a good story line, I want insight into, and from, the characters and their motivations (yes, even in middle grade!) and this just didn’t deliver.3 stars because of the bits I did like (raven lore, Paladin), and to give benefit of my adult doubt, because the book is probably better for kids than for me. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Kids Love This Book *by B***R on Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2014* This book seems to really speak to kids, especially boys. This is typical of the notes I've seen: "[My son] read the book and really enjoyed it. It's rare that he ever has anything positive to say about a book so it must be really good." So, to the adult reviewers here who acknowledge that the book wasn't really targeted for their age group but wanted to review it anyway, let me just suggest this: give it to a kid between the ages of 7 and 12 and see what he or she says. My guess is that he or she will love it.(Disclosure: I am a biased but honest reviewer -- I've seen the dozens of notes from kids and they're amazing.) ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very good book! *by N***Y on Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2020* My 9 year old grandson got the book for xmas and he finished pretty quick and said he loved it! --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/46945985-gabriel-finley-and-the-ravens-riddle](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/46945985-gabriel-finley-and-the-ravens-riddle) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-05-07*