adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad 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: Complicated
adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced
adventurous dark emotional lighthearted 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: Yes
adventurous emotional sad slow-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: Yes
adventurous emotional hopeful slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I didn't like this one as much as the others. There isn't much plot. The last chapter was a bit weird and pointless.
hopeful inspiring medium-paced

Chise bekommt ihren Zauberstab, und lernt etwas über Elias. Weiterhin nimmt sie sich vor offener mit Ihren Gefühlen zu sein, als auch wird sie durch einen kleinen Fluch kurzzeitig zu einem Fuchs. ich habe das Gefühl, dass die beiden sich annähern.

Fascinating story! I'm loving how Japanese and North European folklore are melding into a unique world of Yamazaki's own. This volume sung the loudest when the story used Chise and Elias' individual stories as metaphors for loneliness, isolation, and insecurity. If there was one message to this volume, it was that the scars of the past need to be left behind if we want to grow.

Favorite parts for me were the pages dedicated to Elias and Chise's conversation in the water reflection. The mirror images were illustrated beautifully. Also of note was Chise as a fox, but most importantly, Chise's transformation into a Phoenix when she returned home. It put an exclamation on the potential of her power, and also worked as a metaphor, revealing Chise is being reborn not only as a powerful mage, but also as a self-realized person. Likewise, Elias is being reborn due to Chise's affect on his life.

I believe I will end up buying this series.

Finally! I waited almost three weeks for this book! I was not let down and I can't wait to binge the rest.