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A review by booklover160
A Game of Fox & Squirrels by Jenn Reese
3.0
This book should have a big trigger warning for abuse. A major part of this story is about dealing with child abuse. I wasn't expecting that at first. As a middle grade novel, I know I would have not liked this when I was that age. Similarly to the fox, this book has a great cover and interesting summary, but the contents are not as sweet as I was expecting.
In the end, I think this was done well. Sam grows into her own and learns that what happened, happened and ignoring it won't make it go away or allow her to go backwards. I think Caitlin was an interesting character too; you could clearly see she was performing for the adults and when she felt safer at their aunt's she dropped the performance.
Overall, I think this might be a bit hard for a younger kid to read, especially as it can be quite triggering. It really depends on your reader, but I'd recommend ages 14+
In the end, I think this was done well. Sam grows into her own and learns that what happened, happened and ignoring it won't make it go away or allow her to go backwards. I think Caitlin was an interesting character too; you could clearly see she was performing for the adults and when she felt safer at their aunt's she dropped the performance.
Overall, I think this might be a bit hard for a younger kid to read, especially as it can be quite triggering. It really depends on your reader, but I'd recommend ages 14+