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edie6258's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
maximumboogie's review against another edition
3.75
Loved the worldbuilding, I was easily able to understand everything that was going on despite knowing almost nothing about Japanese mythology.
Plot was too predictable for my taste though. Might continue the series one day
Plot was too predictable for my taste though. Might continue the series one day
writer6's review against another edition
3.0
I liked this book, but I didn't love it. The jury is still out on whether or not I'm going to continue reading the Shadow of the Fox series as future books are released.
My Rating/Score: 3 out of 5 Stars on Goodreads. 6 out of 10 on my own scoring system.
My Rating/Score: 3 out of 5 Stars on Goodreads. 6 out of 10 on my own scoring system.
smilesgiggle's review against another edition
4.0
Took a hundred pages or so to get into the rhythm and language. Easy to follow once I caught on.
A ragtag group travel to the Sin City to seek directions to a hidden temple. They are watched by a concubine of the Emperor who sends several challenges.
Well written. Begging was slow but picked up.
Excellent ending and gateway to next book.
A ragtag group travel to the Sin City to seek directions to a hidden temple. They are watched by a concubine of the Emperor who sends several challenges.
Well written. Begging was slow but picked up.
Excellent ending and gateway to next book.
haileym_25's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
mysteriesofmar's review against another edition
4.0
this is extra fun when you imagine aespa giselle as yumeko
gretski's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
alexiandras's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
elvaira_ludina's review against another edition
5.0
This book has exceeded my expectations. This is exactly what I want when I read YA. Tatsumi is such a simp and Yumeko is the cutest cinnamon roll. The slowburn is killing me, tho.
isabelbrieler's review against another edition
1.0
Friends, this was just not my thing.
For one, Shadow of the Fox was extremely episodic, which is not something I generally love. For another, I never felt particularly engaged with the story. This could definitely have been more to do with me and my mood today than the book itself, but I was just never that invested.
I liked the ideas behind it, but I wished they'd been explored a little more. Yumeko's kitsune powers were very interesting, but we barely get to see her use them because she spends most of the book hiding her true identity from her companions. While our two narrators were interesting enough, I never really felt like the other characters were very fleshed out. I never understood the motivations of our main villain, and I grew tired of Yumeko's main character trait (trusting to the point of naivete). The idea that she could blindly trust everyone she comes across and have that trust work out for her in nearly every case seemed pretty unrealistic to me.
All in all, just not my thing.
For one, Shadow of the Fox was extremely episodic, which is not something I generally love. For another, I never felt particularly engaged with the story. This could definitely have been more to do with me and my mood today than the book itself, but I was just never that invested.
I liked the ideas behind it, but I wished they'd been explored a little more. Yumeko's kitsune powers were very interesting, but we barely get to see her use them because she spends most of the book hiding her true identity from her companions. While our two narrators were interesting enough, I never really felt like the other characters were very fleshed out. I never understood the motivations of our main villain, and I grew tired of Yumeko's main character trait (trusting to the point of naivete). The idea that she could blindly trust everyone she comes across and have that trust work out for her in nearly every case seemed pretty unrealistic to me.
All in all, just not my thing.