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naychapman's review
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
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? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Blood, Death, War, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Death of parent
Minor: Vomit and Animal death
thegoodbooknook's review against another edition
4.0
Another wonderful novel by Katrina Nannestad!
Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief is another WW2 historical fiction novel inspired by the story of Sergey Aleshkov. Through the character of Little Rabbit, Sasha, Nannestad has reignited the story of Sergey Aleshkov for readers in the 21st Century. This novel is one filled with love, laughter, loss, sadness and unending hope - it will have you feeling all of the emotions!
The last sentence in Nannestad’s Author’s Notes says, ‘I have also tried to weave a story that shows that a kind person’s light can shine even in the darkest of times.’ This is something that she has most definitely achieved! The kindness of Sasha’s big heart makes you feel all the warm fuzzies, even when reading the saddest parts.
Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief is another WW2 historical fiction novel inspired by the story of Sergey Aleshkov. Through the character of Little Rabbit, Sasha, Nannestad has reignited the story of Sergey Aleshkov for readers in the 21st Century. This novel is one filled with love, laughter, loss, sadness and unending hope - it will have you feeling all of the emotions!
The last sentence in Nannestad’s Author’s Notes says, ‘I have also tried to weave a story that shows that a kind person’s light can shine even in the darkest of times.’ This is something that she has most definitely achieved! The kindness of Sasha’s big heart makes you feel all the warm fuzzies, even when reading the saddest parts.
sash23332's review against another edition
4.0
This was a cute little transition read to have a break from a million fantasy’s in a row. I really like the plot/storyline much like her other book we are wolves. If you want a sad and quick read this is perfect for you. I will not get over the ending.
cashewmilk's review against another edition
This definitely isn’t a bad book by any means, it’s just not for me. The constant “mother Russia, father Stalin” thing was a bit much. The whole thing felt… weird. I dunno how to explain it. It’s just not the kind of story I’m interested in reading.
lawbooks600's review against another edition
4.0
Trigger warnings: Military violence and war themes, death of a sister, death of a child, explosions, blood depiction
8/10, after reading a book in the same genre as this called Harmony which kind of let me down a bit mainly because it got boring quickly I was hoping that I would enjoy this as well and I'm so glad I read this, it was just a massive step up and just a brilliant read in general so where do I begin? Did I mention this won a Children's Book Council of Australia Award in 2022? It deserves it. It starts with the main character Sasha and the starting pages of the book were quite harrowing when his home was invaded and the soldiers took his sister I think and now he is all alone with his village gone. Not to mention that the title is absolute genius since each word is a hint to what happens during the story which I liked. Not long after he was found by a group of soldiers and I get to see those characters for the majority of the novel except for the ending which I'll get to later. Sasha bonds with the soldiers and I enjoyed all their character dynamics like when one soldier told Sasha about honour which were all really heartwarming but there's also a touch of sadness woven in as well as Sasha discusses the horrors of war and even if they won it still wouldn't feel great. The pacing is just great as some of the scenes were really action-packed while sometimes it can slow down to allow characters to really grow on me, in the end, it was rather bittersweet as a mine explodes at the end of Sasha's journey from Russia to Berlin and some soldiers were killed off; despite this Sasha is an entirely different person now, few books pull off character development like this. This is one of them, if you like war stories pick this.
8/10, after reading a book in the same genre as this called Harmony which kind of let me down a bit mainly because it got boring quickly I was hoping that I would enjoy this as well and I'm so glad I read this, it was just a massive step up and just a brilliant read in general so where do I begin? Did I mention this won a Children's Book Council of Australia Award in 2022? It deserves it. It starts with the main character Sasha and the starting pages of the book were quite harrowing when his home was invaded and the soldiers took his sister I think and now he is all alone with his village gone. Not to mention that the title is absolute genius since each word is a hint to what happens during the story which I liked. Not long after he was found by a group of soldiers and I get to see those characters for the majority of the novel except for the ending which I'll get to later. Sasha bonds with the soldiers and I enjoyed all their character dynamics like when one soldier told Sasha about honour which were all really heartwarming but there's also a touch of sadness woven in as well as Sasha discusses the horrors of war and even if they won it still wouldn't feel great. The pacing is just great as some of the scenes were really action-packed while sometimes it can slow down to allow characters to really grow on me, in the end, it was rather bittersweet as a mine explodes at the end of Sasha's journey from Russia to Berlin and some soldiers were killed off; despite this Sasha is an entirely different person now, few books pull off character development like this. This is one of them, if you like war stories pick this.
zoylicious's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
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
4.0
amandamiller's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
sad
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? No
4.0
kaitlyns_library's review against another edition
5.0
One of my darling Year 7s recommended me this book and because we’re birthday twins as well, I may be bias with this review ;).
I absolutely adored this, it was an easy to read historical fiction that was so raw about what happened in WWII. It was interesting to also read from a Russian perspective with this book too. I am so glad that I had this recommended to me!
edie_maeve's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.75