The war is over, but you wouldn’t know it from the situation in Poland. 13-year-old Jewish Felix is still with Gabriek, the Polish man who hid Felix in his barn for two years. They live in a partially destroyed building and use Gabriek’s carpentry and mechanical skills and Felix’s medical skills to trade for food and other items. Felix’s life is in danger after he crosses a Polish nationalist. Felix and Gabriek might just survive with the help of Anya, a girl about Felix’s age.

In some ways this is the most difficult book yet in this series, even though Felix has survived the Holocaust. Although the war has ended, the violence driven by ethnic hatred continues in Poland. Felix rescues a Ukrainian baby from certain death at the hands of Polish nationalists, only to see the baby drown days later as Felix and Anya are driven into the river by a murderous mob. Will Felix ever find a home where he won’t have to live in fear for his life? ( )

I read "Once", "Then", and "Now", and they were terrific. "After" was ok, but "Soon" was really bad. I had to push my way through most of it since I was not too fond of the idea of abandoning this series since it had a great start. This book was a little boring, and the story was starting to get unrealistic. Sadly, "Maybe" is so bad that I had to stop reading it, though I'm thinking of forcing myself to reread it since Morris made another one. Also, this guy doesn't put details in his books, at least not in this series. Part of my dislike of the last two books was because I read "Projekt 1065", which is one-hundred per cent better than "Soon" and "Maybe" combined. I think Morris really dragged this series on too long and came up with a sloppy story for why Felix is living in Australia as a retired surgeon in "Now", even though we didn't need to know how he got there, especially since "Now" is written in his grandaughter, Zelda's point of view instead of his. ( )

Soon is the fifth book in this series. The war has ended. Hatred and prejudice seem to have no end. There are those who are still Nazi sympathizers. Those who think the Jews are still filthy beasts. Felix rescues a baby when the mother thrusts it at him before she is killed. He decides he a Gabriek will raise it. They give it a Ukranian name to hopefully protect it. Gabriek has been so traumatized that he drinks himself to sleep each night. This leaves Felix to go out and find food and work. He meets several young people that will change his life in many ways. This is one of the darker books in the series. I felt this because you would think things would start to change and have a brighter outcome after the defeat of the Nazis. However, as an American who was born well after this war, I never had to face a time when a country had to rebuild itself. It is hard enough to rebuild after a war. Bring into it the same old prejudices by just a handful of people and the outcome is the same for a while. Change takes time. Unfortunately for some, time runs out. ( )

This book should have been called "Soon, I hope" because it was how most of the chapters started, and by the end I was hoping the book would soon finish! I loved the original trilogy, especially the first two, but now I think it's time for Gleitzman to jump off the band-wagon and lay Felix's adventures to rest. The storylines are becoming more and more absurd, and I found myself shaking my head on numerous occasions. I certainly won't be reading any more, even though the way the book ended hinted that there was at least one more to come. ( )

An engaging story that follows on from Once, Then, After, about young Felix. Felix is a Jewish boy who escaped the Nazi concentration camps although his parents and dear friend Zelda were not so fortunate. In this book, the story is of post war and Felix is holed up with Gabriel whom we met in After. They are just surviving and keeping clear of a man named Gogo and his gang who go around killing anyone who is not Polish. Felix is on the run from Gogo when he witnesses Gogo shooting a woman who is carrying baby. In the kerfuffle Felix grasps the baby and flees. This story does not have a happy ending. A great read that exposes some sad events about the war, you will definitely be affected.
Fantastic series to understand atrocities of war without being too harsh. ( )