Book Review: Shadow of the Fox by Julie Kagawa

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I have a special place in my heart for Julie Kagawa. She stole my heart and wallet early on and made a forever fan of. Everyone has those authors that they will read anything and everything they ever produce...Julie is one of those authors for me. Admittedly I have done exactly that so far. This is the only series that I have to catch up on (okay, excluding the Iron Raven that just released this year).

The Iron Fey Series...FANTASTIC.

The Blood of Eden Series...EASILY ONE OF THE BEST VAMPIRE SERIES EVER.

The Talon Series...okay, not her best but still own, read, and love them all.

The Shadow of the Fox Series?...

Phenomenal! This series was a new lore that I had yet to read about. This series takes on kitsune lore. What's a kitsune? Nothing, whats a kitsune with you?

Hah! Just kidding, I'm sorry that was totally lame. I couldn't help myself lol Seriously though:

Kitsune literally means fox in Japanese. They are essentially the Japanese version of the werewolf...but no wolves. Foxes. Haven't read about them? Me either! You definitely should.

We begin this book with a mischievous little half-blood Kitsune by the name Yumeko who was raised by monks and a dangerously skilled samurai, Kage, meeting in a forest. One is running from the fire that is consuming her temple home and one that is on its way to steal something ancient and important. Banning together under the other's fictional impressions of each other, we begin a journey set into motion by a thousand year-old tale about a dragon who can grant any one wish.

The story is told back and forth between Yumeko and Kage's perspective. You guys like dark, brooding, dangerous and hot love interests? Kage is your guy....trust me. Yumeko is such a sweet character to read from. Her and Kage are exact opposites and it works so well. Every side character we meet is lovable. The world building is always perfection in Kagawa's books. Character development was a solid 10/10. I loved each and everyone one of the characters we are introduced to/are introduced into this journey.

This book does get a little dark which kept my interest peaked throughout the book. There's so much Japanese lore that I wasn't accustomed to but enjoyed learning about from each page. The book even had a glossary in the book for you to reference if you ever needed help with customary Japanese words/references. Though, Kagawa does an excellent job on cluing you in whenever such words/references were used. The ended was intense. It left you on a huge cliffhanger that I can't wait to get back into and see how this story evolves.

Would I recommend this book? Hells-to-the yes!

Book Rating: 4/5 Stars