I enjoyed the novel. Maybe even more so than Island of Lost Masks. No, it doesn't have any of the Skull Villains in it, and the fight with the Lord of Skull Spiders at the end of the story was probably weakest telling of this battle out of the three of them so far. But what it does get right, which is the telling of some of the stories the Toa and Protecters go through to get their Masks of Power, works very well.

Kopaka probably has the best story out of the Toa IMO. In Island of Lost Masks, there is an abandoned city in the Region of Ice that Kopaka and Izotor only talk about as they travel. But Gathering of the Toa expands on this more byhaving them go into the city. There is some really cool artwork shown in this tell, and I'm glad that this city was explored more here.

Pohatu also had a really cool story, as he helped two young wolf-like creatures find their mom. While the novel doesn't tell us what they are exactly, it still cool for Pohatu to have this particular story, as it shows us a side of him that we haven't seen from the Webisodes or Island of Lost Masks.

The other Toa all get their moments in their stories too. And the whole novel is filled with some cool artwork. I don't know if its the best artwork ever seen in a Bionicle graphic novel, but I do like what this particular novel gives us.

The only negative thing I really have to say about the ending battle between the Toa and Lord of Skull Spiders. Like I said above, this is the third telling of this fight, and it definitely feels like the weakest out of them. Even Island of Lost Masks had a better version of his battle IMO.

Overall, I feel like Gathering of the Toa gives us more tells of the Toa freed from the restraints of the Webisodes, similar to the first half Island of Lost Masks. These stories help expand on the Toa and Protector's personalities a bit, which is never a bad thing. I definitely recommend the novel for those who want to see more some of the Toa's adventures through Okoto to get their Golden Masks of Power.