Reviews with content warning for Animal cruelty - Pax

The love between Peter (the boy) and Pax (his fox) is so beautiful and true and real. While there are many beautiful books written about children and their pets, I love how this one alternates between Peter and Pax’s perspective. Pax’s perspective adds A LOT to the story, and Pax being a wild animal is really unique to this particular story.

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While the bond between Peter and Pax is central to the story, this book also explores some big topics—family, love, loyalty, values, identity, and war. This story could lead to some great discussions between kids as they work to build their own understanding of these major themes.

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I absolutely adored Vola’s character. She is flawed, but she is such a gift to Peter and is able to teach him (and us!) so much.

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I know the ending bothered some people in that it was ambiguous and felt like some things were left unfinished. This didn’t bother me as much because I knew going in that there was already a sequel written. I may have felt differently had I read this one when it initially came out.

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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bersblue's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A

3.0

I thought this story would be one of my favorites, but we diverged. It is not a bad story that people should avoid. It has a really clever message, it's well-written, but I don't quite believe that Peter would sit by a woman like that (not really voluntarily, easy now, just broke a bone in his foot) and no one would look, despite the letters? The boy's storyline didn't sit well with me, as showing Pax's new reality is to be believed. Complicated.

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ritsuka's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Mam problem z tą książką. Wydaje mi się, że nie jest dostosowana do dzieci: dużo drastycznych scen, ciężkie wątki poruszone jakby zbyt niechlujnie, a jednocześnie pompatycznie.
Rozdziały z perspektywy liska bardzo na plus, doceniam starania autorki; niektóre momenty z perspektywy chłopca też dość dobre.
Historia kobiety z lasu trochę mętna.

Jestem zakochana w samym wydaniu, przepiękne ilustracje, zbudowały klimat. <3

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ricegod's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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books_and_fairy_lights's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Honestly such a nice read! It's technically a children's book but didn't really feel like it, as it handled several deep and important themes, though that was made very intelligently. The book was both heavy and light, sad but hopeful. Looking forward to reading the sequel!

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