This had a folklore/fairytale moral vibe. It was very preachy about the environment and the damage humans are doing. It was a bit strange and kind of depressing. I liked Little Fur though and I may even continue to read the series. ( )

Oddly, this book wasn't as enchanting as the second one, A Fox Called Sorrow, was. I found it was less interesting and a lot more of a set-up for the rest of the series. It's probably because it is targeted at a younger audience. I feel like I'm clicking less and less with Middle-Grade books.

The images were stunning though. They were in the same vein as the illustrations in How To Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell, except they were a bit more refined. ( )

A cute and quite charming adventure story about a little elf troll child who travels across a town to help save her trees from the "tree burners", with the help of some animal friends. It is a fairly simple story, without a great deal of tension, but the characterisation is splendid and the writing style eloquent and poetic. I imagine this would be a lovely story to read aloud.

I did wonder somewhat about the illustrations, however, which are done by the author. At the end of many chapters there was a pale little figure with pointed ears, looking somewhat like Little Fur, but distinctly more goblinish. Who was this character? Is this a story hidden within the story? Maybe the sequel will reveal more. ( )

Such a good book!! ( )

I actually didn't finish reading this book because I didn't like it. However, I was intrigued by the idea of an Eco-fantasy and by the nice illustrations. ( )

This book started off with way too much exposition, but it is a beautiful concept for a story. The heroine goes on a quest with her friends to save trees from humans who are burning them. At times, the journey felt forced, like the characters were just being pushed through the motions of a journey. I got impatient in the middle of it because it just seemed like the characters were running into obstacle after obstacle just for the sake of having obstacles. Maybe it felt like that because there weren't any real side stories weaved throughout--it was pretty much just the one story line.

But still, it was enjoyable, and of course it's always good to have books with strong female characters! ( )