Quest for the Phoenix

I loved all the magical creatures in this book! I like that Tori didn't just go on the quest. She had to think of different lies to tell different people, so she could go. And she still felt bad about it later and that affected some of her decisions. I also liked how Tori used some of the things she had learned about the people and animals around her to help her interact with the magical creatures.
Some of the dialogue was stilted and it is really a bright happy story for a quest novel. However, I think it fits in with lots of other fun fantasy middle grade novels. I may not be the target audience, but I enjoyed the quest and the magical creatures none the less.