Reviews

The Night Animals by Sarah Ann Juckes

booksny's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A pleasant read with lovely illustrations. The characters were sweet and relatively emotional aware/mature, and their dynamics were accordingly healthy though they worked through some difficult themes.

shaz_time23's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A beautiful middle grade book that lends itself to openly address divorce, mental health and family issues.  Letting the reader know that it's okay to not be okay and that asking for help doesn't make you weak.

miry97's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.5

kismetanne's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

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

4.25

rubyblue's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

rachelcdm's review against another edition

4.0

One of my self-imposed goals this year is to read more middle-grade books in order to better understand what’s current in children’s lit.

So I kicked it off with the Waterstones children’s book of the month - the Night Animals.

This is a lovely, imaginative novel that deals with sensitive issues in a creative way.

Nora is a girl whose mother is going through a rough time, and honestly Nora is fine with it. Fine!

Except she’s not.

With the appearance of a ghost fox, Nora begins an adventure collecting new friends along the way and learning more about herself and her family.

A solid start to the year!

titchlikestoread's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

girlreading's review against another edition

3.0

A sweet and compassionate story about a young girl navigating understanding her emotions and her mum's PTSD diagnosis.

TW: discussion about PTSD and panic attacks.

neverpixie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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

4.0

sleep_walkers's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

It sucha comforting book to know that I'm not alone feeling responsibility on my shoulders about my personal life. It's reassuring.thankyou this author you've created sucha comforting book an d piece of literature.