The nail-biting adventure, relevant moral dilemmas, and complex characters will leave readers eager for the final installment. — Kirkus Reviews
With its engaging hero, talking animals, arcane magic, moral issues, and unresolved plot, this first of a proposed trilogy promises more exciting forest wonders. — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) for Forest of Wonders
As in life, the choices are never black and white as Park’s realistically flawed characters struggle between looking out for the greater good or for themselves. — Publishers Weekly for Forest of Wonders