I was aware that it was a children's fantasy book before I picked it out. I had not read the two previous books and was bothered by Pax, who at times, was a unicorn, but feel uncomfortable because what Pax said was directly from the Bible. I have always loved Unicorns but it made me feel a little weird.

I did read all of it but I also got exhausted by the constant perils that were one after another. I needed some rest and deep contemplation after all those action scenes.

The characters were cleverly done, but I did crave a message more subtly told. It does not help when know exactly what Pax would say before he said it. The characters are fine, I just wanted them to have the same message but handled differently. I did like that Lily rode on the dragonfly and that when she saw a big ugly creature she waited before forming an immediate opinion and became emphatic. ( )