Reviews

Saving Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

marigrace's review

adventurous emotional inspiring sad tense 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

ran_sophia's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing sad tense 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

5.0

The book has a very engaging and exciting story.  I really liked both the whole course of the story and its conclusion.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Bullying

Minor: Injury/Injury detail

esther_frost's review against another edition

4.0

I really enjoyed this book and I thought it was a very sweet end for this amazing trilogy. I loved the redemption arc of Judd Travers and I loved the character growth for Marty. Overall a very good book.

brivnnv's review against another edition

5.0

The trilogy is wrapping up, and we fall more in love with Shiloh along with a few tears along the way.

arguemore's review

2.0

I've lost copies of this book multiple times which hindered me from appreciating it's touching yet delightful story of a dog and a boy's friendship.

alys's review

4.0

I liked this book more than I thought I would going into it. Like many people, I sometimes have a hard time with mushy books about dogs. This book, though most of the external action revolved around the dog, was really less about an animal and more about ethical decisions, and about the hard truths behind growing up and realizing that not everything in the world is black and white. A lot of award winning books seem to boil down to "and then he realized that the world is a complicated place and sometimes there are no right answers", but I think that that is because it is such a hard realization, one that we must make again and again and again, because we so desperately want there to be a clear path in life, rather than the murky way before us. This book did a remarkable job in showing a boy with a moral dilemma that was age appropriate for a young audience. And it didn't hurt that for once the dog survives. :-}

tatidengo's review

5.0

This one was a bit hard to go through, because it is for the most part, a stressful read. Marty is experiencing some vivid feelings about the definitions of right and wrong, and all the grey areas in between. After growing up in a Catholic country, often surrounded by self-righteous children with only a regurgitated understanding of religion, I strongly related to Marty's feelings, which also reminded me of many unpleasant experiences like the ones he faces. I commend Phyllis Reynolds for expertly communicating that inner turmoil on paper, it's as if we could all read directly into the mind of an 11 year old boy.

Real wholesome story overall.