![]() I love this style - not too detailed but not too simplistic - they really add to the magic of the story. And the illustrations are simply gorgeous like in the first book. Overall this was still a decent book and I loved learning more about Chinese lore and reincarnation. They reach the cave, the tests are interesting and they show the strengths of the group and their bonds grow, the final battle is amazing and fast paced - and I love the ending when Dillah finally goes through the gates of the reincarnation - we don't see him become human so I am not sure if there will be a sequel or not but I still liked this book and the series so far- even though I much prefer the first book just because it had better more fleshed out characters and Dillah was a better protagonist than he was in this one. The ending was intriguing and good though. And he mentions over and over how Ankel is a smart guy and how he knows everything but when Ankel grows suspicious and doesn't trust Opal or Emily who both later turn out bad (even though Emily gets redeemed) Dillah just doesn't listen and blindly trusts them anyways. I also wasn't a huge fan of Dillah's decisions in this book - he seemed so smart and wise for a fox cub in the first book yet in this one, he grows up and he makes some really stupid and pointless decisions along the way. She joined and died way too fast for me to get attached to her and I couldn't feel sad when Dillah grieved for her and thought about her later in the book. ![]() She saves them from Alsace, she joins them on their quest then sacrifices herself to save them and tells them that she was in fact Alsace's spy all along - I just didn't like her character. I wasn't a fan of Alsace suddenly doing complete 180 and going from being the bad and jealous guy to suddenly being on Dillah's side though. We meet a few new characters and a few old ones come back - like Egg. It wasn't as good as the first one but I still liked this one a lot. I loved the first book and I liked this one. Opening line : The guard fox snorted awake as the slender female fox approached him, her coat gleaming red in the moonlight. I did not read the first book but there was a page at the start that introduced me to all that I had missed, so I was able to pick up the book and carry on with the adventure. I was not aware that this was book two in the series. Nonetheless, despite its origin, the story sends out messages that are universal, eg values like courage and kindness, or that we are all unique and beautiful in our own way. In some ways I am curious to read the original version as this book had some very 'English' expressions eg "You old codger!". Aside from the normal ranked- and suited-cards used to win tricks, fairy characters such as the Fox and the Witch have special abilities that let you change the trump suit, lead even after you lose a trick, and more. If I hadn't known about this fact, I would not have spotted it in the text. The Fox in the Forest is a trick-taking game for two players. I was very keen to read this book when I heard that it was a translated from Chinese. There is danger, enchanted forests and lots of talking animals, perfect for readers at the younger end of this middle-grade. Our main character had the important moonstone, but they had many hoops to jump through places to find and puzzles to solve. This middle-grade book is about a group of animals on a mission to be transformed into humans.
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