Reviews

The City by Junyi Wu, Christian McKay Heidicker

judyapneeb's review against another edition

The rare book that is even better than the original.

Heartbreaking, devastating, perfect.

pretzelthedino's review against another edition

5.0

just as inexplicably calm and wonderfully captivating as its predecessor. Maybe I have an unaddressed bias toward the quiet children's books I read as it's getting dark outside, but this is absolutely a 5-star experience.

drag0nchild's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

guylou's review against another edition

5.0

fallingletters's review against another edition

3.0

Thanks to Rosemary's review at Mom Read It for bringing the existence of this book to my attention. I really must try to read it before the year is up.

waywordxwitch's review

5.0

~ ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion ~

Just like Scary Stories for Young Foxes, I immensely enjoyed these as well. This was to me was so much more than the first. A truly great read for budding readers in the thriller genre (and even adults *wink*). This made me laugh with the Foxes, get scared, almost cry and certainly have great hope. Highly recommend to anyone.

chris_sanny's review against another edition

5.0

Legit scary, with bloody injuries and death, but not cheap. Author reads and does a good job as well.

dananana's review

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Death of parent, Death, Animal death, Medical trauma, and Gore

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: Vomit and Pregnancy

dlsmall's review against another edition

4.0

3.5/5…This sequel has a similar structure to its predecessor, but is basically linear, where the OG was more like interweaving short stories that came together. Pretty good, and terrifying in its own way, if less almost mythological.

turrean's review against another edition

5.0

Stellar! I loved the first one; the sequel matches the energy and the excellent storytelling framework. I found the second book actually more horrifying, because of the frequent encounters with…well, *people* as humans slowly erode the foxes’ habitat.