The Great Fox Illusion is an exciting, magic-filled adventure with an interesting main character and some surprising twists. The magic is not the supernatural kind, however, but the magic trick kind!

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I really enjoyed reading about all the different magic tricks described in The Great Fox Illusion! This was the highlight of the book for me. The author brought up how men have dominated the magical trade, with women only supposed to play the role of assistants. Flick, with her impressive magic skills, shows that girls can be great at magic too! However, the book could also have mentioned some important female magicians like Adelaide Hermann and Dorothy Dietrich, along with the famous male magicians whose names come up.

Flick has a prosthetic leg in the story, and I appreciated how the author took this seriously by considering how it would affect her throughout the book. I also enjoyed seeing the friendship develop between Flick and Charlie, another young magician competing to be the next “Great Fox”. Together, the pair solve clues and deal with the nasty sabotage attempts of their fellow competitors while learning to trust each other in dangerous situations.

Ruby and Christina, a magician and a magician’s assistant, were less interesting to read about. Although Ruby is one of the competitors, she basically just follows the instructions of her magician brother. Christina is presented as flashy, superficial and without real knowledge of magic. I would have loved to see either Christina or Ruby show more personality and spunk. Maybe in the next book! ( )