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. Half kitsune, half human, her skill with illusion is matched only by her penchant for mischief.

Raised by monks in the isolated Silent Winds temple, Yumeko has trained all her life to hide her yokai nature. Now, for whoever holds the Scroll of a Thousand Prayers, a new wish will be granted. 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. This might become a LONG blog post since I decided to do a discussion and let out all the feels, so I advise you to grab a cup of tea (green tea, maybe?) or a snack and I’ll start right away! (Please don’t forget that there’s a spoiler section which is highlighted at the end of the review!) こんにちは。 / Hello everyone! I’m back with another fantasy-read based on mythology and this time it’s Japanese Mythology!! Well, I actually wanted to read this book much earlier but now that the cherry blossom season is over I’m a bit late (that’s not new, is it?). I decided weeks ago that I want to read Shadow of the Fox as a spring read to hopefully experience that specific reading atmosphere I love while also finally doing something for YARC 2019 (more info on that: #YARC 2019 🏮🐯🥢 | Joining a Reading Challenge! + Updates).

Shadow of the Fox by Julie Kagawa