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popthebutterfly 's review for:
Shadow of the Fox
by Julie Kagawa
Disclaimer: I got this book from Owlcrate. Aka I bought it. All opinions are my own.
Rating: 3/5
Publication Date: October 2, 2018
Genre: YA Fantasy
Recommended Age: 15+ (violence, death, brutality, slight sexual content)
Publisher: Harlequin Teen
Pages: 409
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Synopsis: One thousand years ago, the great Kami Dragon was summoned to grant a single terrible wish—and the land of Iwagoto was plunged into an age of darkness and chaos.
Now, for whoever holds the Scroll of a Thousand Prayers, a new wish will be granted. A new age is about to dawn.
Raised by monks in the isolated Silent Winds temple, Yumeko has trained all her life to hide her yokai nature. Half kitsune, half human, her skill with illusion is matched only by her penchant for mischief. Until the day her home is burned to the ground, her adoptive family is brutally slain and she is forced to flee for her life with the temple’s greatest treasure—one part of the ancient scroll.
There are many who would claim the dragon’s wish for their own. Kage Tatsumi, a mysterious samurai of the Shadow Clan, is one such hunter, under orders to retrieve the scroll…at any cost. Fate brings Kage and Yumeko together. With a promise to lead him to the scroll, an uneasy alliance is formed, offering Yumeko her best hope for survival. But he seeks what she has hidden away, and her deception could ultimately tear them both apart.
With an army of demons at her heels and the unlikeliest of allies at her side, Yumeko’s secrets are more than a matter of life or death. They are the key to the fate of the world itself.
Review: Okay so for the most part I thought this was a well done novel. I thought that the book was great, especially if you’re a fan of manga or anime. I also felt that the characters were pretty well developed and the story was very intriguing.
However, I do feel that the world building wasn’t as well done and the pacing was everywhere. I also felt that the book was kind of hard to follow. The book introduced a lot of different monsters and legends, but didn’t explain in the writing. There was a glossary in the back, but there was still a lack of description as to what the monsters looked liked and acted, etc.
Verdict: An okay book, but great for manga or anime lovers.
Rating: 3/5
Publication Date: October 2, 2018
Genre: YA Fantasy
Recommended Age: 15+ (violence, death, brutality, slight sexual content)
Publisher: Harlequin Teen
Pages: 409
Amazon Link
Synopsis: One thousand years ago, the great Kami Dragon was summoned to grant a single terrible wish—and the land of Iwagoto was plunged into an age of darkness and chaos.
Now, for whoever holds the Scroll of a Thousand Prayers, a new wish will be granted. A new age is about to dawn.
Raised by monks in the isolated Silent Winds temple, Yumeko has trained all her life to hide her yokai nature. Half kitsune, half human, her skill with illusion is matched only by her penchant for mischief. Until the day her home is burned to the ground, her adoptive family is brutally slain and she is forced to flee for her life with the temple’s greatest treasure—one part of the ancient scroll.
There are many who would claim the dragon’s wish for their own. Kage Tatsumi, a mysterious samurai of the Shadow Clan, is one such hunter, under orders to retrieve the scroll…at any cost. Fate brings Kage and Yumeko together. With a promise to lead him to the scroll, an uneasy alliance is formed, offering Yumeko her best hope for survival. But he seeks what she has hidden away, and her deception could ultimately tear them both apart.
With an army of demons at her heels and the unlikeliest of allies at her side, Yumeko’s secrets are more than a matter of life or death. They are the key to the fate of the world itself.
Review: Okay so for the most part I thought this was a well done novel. I thought that the book was great, especially if you’re a fan of manga or anime. I also felt that the characters were pretty well developed and the story was very intriguing.
However, I do feel that the world building wasn’t as well done and the pacing was everywhere. I also felt that the book was kind of hard to follow. The book introduced a lot of different monsters and legends, but didn’t explain in the writing. There was a glossary in the back, but there was still a lack of description as to what the monsters looked liked and acted, etc.
Verdict: An okay book, but great for manga or anime lovers.