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adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Domestic abuse
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Samantha and Caitlin move from Los Angeles to Oregon to live with their aunt and her wife in a house in the woods. Sam insists that the new living arrangement is temporary, and she's desperate to get her old life back. As Sam discovers a magical secret that could be her way back home, the reality of the abusive household that she and her sister fled from is slowly revealed in bits of memories and in the sisters' own survival responses. Sam hides and Caitlin does everything she can to please the adults around her.
This story is heartbreaking in bunches of small details and quiet moments, but it is ultimately about hope and the finding of a family that is centered on love.
The magical fox and his game of ever-changing rules provides a powerful metaphor for domestic abuse, and serves as the challenge that Sam must overcome to begin her recovery.
This story has a great supporting cast and a well-balanced mix of the magical and the real, with just the right amount of blurring of the lines between the two.
This story is heartbreaking in bunches of small details and quiet moments, but it is ultimately about hope and the finding of a family that is centered on love.
The magical fox and his game of ever-changing rules provides a powerful metaphor for domestic abuse, and serves as the challenge that Sam must overcome to begin her recovery.
This story has a great supporting cast and a well-balanced mix of the magical and the real, with just the right amount of blurring of the lines between the two.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse
Minor: Animal death