Shadow of the Fox by Julie KagawaMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
I received this free eARC novel from NetGalley. This is my honest review.
Yumeko hasn't been able to experience the world having lived in the temple her whole life. So when her world comes crashing down, she gets her wish to explore, but she didn't realize the danger she will be in. Now she needs to travel with the dragon scroll, which puts her in harm's way.
With her tricky mind she finds a easy to get help, a bodyguard essentially, with Tatsumi. And throughout their travels, one demon after another threatens their mission...
I love Julie Kagawa so I was extremely excited to get the entire series as an eARC so I can binge through them. And I'm so glad I have books 2 and 3 because this novel has so much information that it would require a reread for each new novel!
Because this is high fantasy and another culture, I foundthe beginning to be a bit rocky for me to connect with the story line and the characters. But it finally clicked and it became familiar just in time for everything to skyrocket and get me hooked.
Yumeko is a great character. Being part fox helps her a lot in this book but I also think it helps her be sly in her everyday things. She's able to hide her true identity from everyone, including Tatsumi who sees everything. She's also very naive and it's great watching her understand everyday things and experiencing life and making friends. She's also really good with people and I think everyone wants to shield and protect her because of her innocence.
I adore Tatsumi and really feel for him about his situation. He's used to his life do things seem normal for him but once he meets Yumeko, he realizes things will never be the same. I love seeing him start to have feelings, even though that means his ultimate end.
Oksme is a hoot and a definite comedic aspect to this series story line, and Daisuke is an interesting addition to the group.
I'm glad I started reading this and I'm intrigued on how things progress after the ending of this book. Very thankfully I received this eARC!
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