Reviews

Finding the Fox by Ali Sparkes

foxisded's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Read this series as a kid and it was very influential to me; I’m surprised by how much of it I remembered. I will say that, for a children’s book and the first in the series there are a lot of heavy topics, however they only really carry weight now that I am older. I love all the characters (Owen is the GOAT!!!) and the unique little world of COLA Club only gets better and more thrilling after The Shapeshifter’s debut. 

justineaxelle's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

 Very cute, the writing drew me in easily and I liked the characters ! I particularly feel for Dax, and love Owen. 

imi222's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious relaxing

3.0

faehistory's review

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

alice_clawford's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

emmajh91's review

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Gaslighting, Animal death, Death of parent, Violence, Gun violence, Murder, and Abandonment

thistlechaser's review against another edition

2.0

In this story, a boy (Dax) turns into a fox. He doesn't know why. The reader doesn't know why. And that bugged me. The book was seemingly set in our world, people don't just randomly turn into animals.

Turns out he was special and there were a bunch of other special kids in the world, too. So the teachers from Hogwarts the school for special magical kids showed up to take Dax from his abusive step-family.

This book was so Harry Potter-ish they actually gave the kids chocolate to help them get over shocks...

The writing was good enough. I completely believed the boy as a fox. But the rest of the book? I wish it had been more original, it might have been more interesting if so. Stopped reading at 40% point.

readingfoxling's review against another edition

3.0

I enjoyed the read, though it's clearly a book aimed at children. It had a hint of Harry Potter (only way less complex) and there are a great deal of questions left unanswered which make me want to read the next book(s) in the series. I was impressed by the description of Dax's experiences as a fox, which is part of what made this such a lovely book. A definite recommendation for children who like suspense, magic and animals, and an amusing, light read for the (young) adults among us :)

koriwatson's review against another edition

5.0

I loved this story when I was younger and it still holds up. It's a great X-Men read-alike though as someone who's written stories that will inevitably be compared to X-Men I know it can be an overused comparison for a common type of story about super kids

jasfuller's review

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75