Foxheart audiobook

It has been four years since I first read this book. Now, finally, I have gotten to read this again. To get ready for my eARC of the companion book, Thornlight. Eee. Very excited. Re-reading this book was the very best. I loved it so much back then. And I loved it even more now. It was such a beautiful and perfect story. Sigh.As always, the writing by Claire is perfection. I have loved all of her books, always. And I cannot wait to read even more by her. Reading this book again was so very good. I had forgotten much of it. But not how badly I loved it. So happy that I still very much loved this book. So heartbreaking. But so stunning and exciting.There is so much I wish to share about this book. I shall try to contain myself. Ha. Which will be hard. As I loved this one so very much. Sigh. This book tells the story of twelve year old Quicksilver. At age three, her parents left her at a convent. She never knew why, or what happened to them. She grew up at this place with a lot of other girls. She never told the nuns her real name. Even with how often they tried making her tell them. And so they started calling her Girl. Which was so rude and heartbreaking to read about. But even worse was when she got a little older. And another girl started calling her Pig. And Witch. And then Pigwitchgirl. She was so cruel. It broke my heart. Rude. But Quicksilver was so strong. She got revenge a bunch of times.Quicksilver ends up having to escape the convent. As she witnesses someone hurting one of the nuns. She runs away, while hearing the rest of the girls screaming. She arrives in a nearby town. Where she meets a boy named Sly Boots. This is where she names herself. She tells him her name is Quicksilver. And so that is her name. And I loved that. I loved how she named herself, and how awesome that name was. She has not been all alone, though. She had a dog. Whom she named Fox. He was the cutest thing.The day after she meets Sly Boots, they are watching the market, waiting to steal things to help his poor parents whom are ill. A stranger arrives. Whom turns out to be an older Quicksilver. With an older Fox by her side. This old woman time travels them all away, several hundred years into the past. Which is where this story truly begins. This is a story of witches. Of a Wolf King hunting them all down. Of seven old ones controlling him, trying to find the missing bones of their monsters. And oh, it was all so very exciting. Eee.There is so much to say about this book. I shall not say too much. Just that the plot was fully amazing. I loved the witches and all the spells. I loved how Fox changed when they arrived in the past. I loved how alone and broken Quicksilver was at times. How she slowly let the old woman and Sly Boots get closer to her. I loved how heartbreaking this book was too. So many bad things happen. It broke my heart. I loved every moment of it. I simply can't mention all the things about this book that I loved. There was too much.I had forgotten much about Sly Boots and Quicksilver. How they argued so much. How he betrayed them at one point. It was fully heartbreaking to read about. I was so angry with him. Yet did not want to be, as I loved their friendship the very most. And, of course, wanted them to be more than friends. Ha. They were just too cute together. But yeah. There were fighting. And bad things spoken between them. And it was all so very real and so very well written. I loved how they got through it too. They both grew a lot as people.I am also a little angry at the moment. I saw that this book has few reviews on Goodreads. And that is simply not okay. Why haven't more people read this book? I hope this means that a lot of kids have read it. Because they very much should. Everyone else must too. Claire writes the most perfect heartbreaking books. And they are all a must read. All of her books are precious. And I need this one to get read more. Especially now that Thornlight is coming out too. They are stand-alones, but should still be read together.Foxheart was still everything I wanted it to be and so much more. It was perfect to me four years ago, and it is still so today. I have been a fan of Claire since her first book. And that will never change. Claire writes the most perfect books. Full of adventure and action. Heartbreak and friendships and love. She writes the best girls. Broken and strong. Re-reading Foxheart was a must for me. And I am so glad that I did so. As this book only got better for me. I can't wait to read Thornlight next. You all really need to read Foxheart.---I first read this book on May 5th 2016. See my review here: http://carinabooks.blogspot.no/2016/0...I read this book for the second time from September 20th to 21st 2020. See my review here: https://carinabooks.blogspot.com/2020...

I really loved this! It was fast-paced, the world and the magic system were creative, there was awesome character development. I adored the concept of each witch having a monster that they are tied to. I loved the way it was presented and I could just feel the bond between them. Loved this so much!

Witchy + magical + strange. Beautiful book. Claire’s prose throughout this book is, as it is in every book she writes, gorgeous. The concept and world-building is fantastically done, and I absolutely loved the time-travelling aspect. Quicksilver was such a great heroine–spikey and courageous and sassy. This is a great MG fantasy read–I thoroughly recommend it!

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Legrand has a positive genius for writing 'unlikable' female characters without them tipping over into genuinely unlikable (like most YA protagonists) or simply My Immortal caricatures. This could easily be just another run-of-the-mill fantasy adventure except for the two or three genuinely unexpected twists and Legrand's deft handling of 'the chosen one' trope.Because, just as she so thoughtfully states via Anastazia, “Sometimes,' Anastazia said, 'it isn't about being the most powerful person or the person who has the most knowledge. It isn't about being the oldest person, or the strongest person, or the person who makes all the right decisions. Sometimes it's about being the person who decides to stand up and fight.”(If you were wondering whether this scene made me cry, the answer is Absolutely Not Where Did You Get Your Information.)The themes, too, of dehumanization and the choices we make in that state and the long climb out of it are so poignant without being overwhelming in a middle grade novel. Also, the very real fact that forgiveness doesn't always come as easily as we'd like it to.I'd also like to point out that people reviewing this book and saying 'Quicksilver was MEAN!!!' are entirely missing the point of a. having an unlikable protagonist and b. the entire book. Also, I didn't hear you complaining when it was Peter Pan or Edward or any number of male protags.

I LOVED THIS BOOK SO MUCH. MY HEART. MY HEART! Okay. I'll try to be a little more coherent.Quicksilver, the greatest thief in the Star Lands, completely stole my heart. The characters in this book sing with scars and dreams and fears -- even the terrible villain. The twisty plot kept me guessing constantly, and the setting was so alive with starlight and stone. The ending killed me. (In the best way.) What more could you want from a book? Okay, how about: time travel, creepy unicorns, colourful witches, magical animals to rival the daemons in His Dark Materials? If you're not sold by now, I don't think we can be friends. Claire Legrand is an insta-buy author for me. I can't wait for FURYBORN, THORNLIGHT, and THE SAWKILL GIRLS!

3,5 starsClaire Legrand’s at it again making me cry

Stars: 4.5Cawpile: 8.43

A fantastically clever and magical adventure, complete with incredible feats of bravery, heart-warming characters, and strange beasts. FOXHEART tells the tale of Quicksilver, an orphan who is determined to become the greatest thief in all the Starlands. Little does the girl know that she is destined to become the greatest witch in all of history. Quicksilver's adventure begins with her escaping the convent's orphanage after it is attacked by a mystical creature, the likes of which she has never seen. From there, the girl makes an unlikely friend in a boy whose sick parents are thiefs, and a powerful older witch who promises to teach her how to use magic. This motley assortment of travelling companions undertakes an adventure that could either save or destroy the entirety of the Starlands. The dichotomy between good and evil, brave and cowardly, bravery and selfishness is really at the heart of Quicksilver's story. The little witch herself is not all good, or all bad, and neither are her adventuring companions. Even her trusted dog, named Fox, isn't everything he appears to be. Quicksilver must learn quite a lot about human nature and friendship in order to survive. People change, and people are not all good, or all evil, despite appearances or what you think you might know about them. Foxheart will pull at your heartstrings and leave your turning the pages long into the night. Highly recommended for fantasy lovers of all ages.

Fantasy is not my normal go to, but I had the opportunity to read Foxheart by Claire Legrand and was extremely pleased. My daughter had just finished Some Kind of Happiness and said that it was written so well and she could connect with a character, so I knew right then I had to read Foxheart!Boy am I glad I ignored the voice that was saying no to fantasy. Because I took the risk and came out at the end a fan of Claire's writing. Her main character Quicksilver comes to life from the pages with hope, resiliency, and a laser like focus. I highly recommend Foxheart to any reader ages 9 & Up