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The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo

15 reviews

freemakd's review

adventurous emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Animal death, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Grief, Death, Child death, Violence, and Mental illness

Minor: Suicide, Mental illness, and Kidnapping

naluminum's review

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I loved how even though the two point of views of the fox, Snow, and the detective,  were unrelated for the majority of the plot, it was curious and intriguing to watch the threads connect between their narratives. I love stories about spirits and to have this story told from the point or view of one, a spirit who sees the good in people despite her experience with some of the worst of people and her grief that drives her for most of story is beautiful. I loved the way the foxes cultivated the mystery around themselves and the variety of ways that people were affected by the fox spirits. I do wish that the author had specified  the magical skills that foxes can use more than that they can exert their will onto humans and turn into foxes and take away people yin and yang (but only if they study that particular skill). I found the ending of this story very fulfilling even though not every mystery was solved. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism and Violence

Moderate: Murder, Toxic friendship, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Kidnapping and Confinement

liadh's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Grief

Moderate: Suicide, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Confinement, Violence, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Physical abuse, and Vomit

uranaishi's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Death of parent, Child death, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Classism, Death, Mental illness, Medical content, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Infidelity, and Murder

Minor: Body shaming, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Trafficking, Abandonment, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Bullying, Cancer, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, Pedophilia, War, and Alcohol

lexcellent's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I love this book so much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Child death

Moderate: Violence, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Fire/Fire injury, Trafficking, Suicide, Toxic friendship, War, Suicide attempt, Sexism, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Death

katie_helf96's review

emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A really cool exploration of an aspect of Manchurian culture I was not aware of. I appreciated learning about foxes and fox myths. The storyline was compelling and I liked Snow as a main character, Shiro and Kuro were fascinating foils. Really really enjoyed this one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Violence

madamenovelist's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, Child abuse, Violence, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Sexual content

Minor: Xenophobia

kingsteph's review

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Pregnancy, Murder, Confinement, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Violence

Minor: Suicide

lindseys97's review

adventurous mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Grief, Sexual harassment, Violence, and Suicide

elee2013's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I love these historical, not quite fantasy, mature and complex stories that YC writes! And her audio narration is always top notch — her voice is beautiful, the pacing fits perfectly, and of course, her bilingualism is excellent. 

Snow, our main character, is curious, clever, and occasionally foolish, like any good fox spirit. She’s experienced a horrible thing, and she’s set out on a quest for revenge, but she can’t help being a good fox along the way. I love her interactions with people, and her internal monologue is charming. 

Bao’s story is a sweet counterpart to Snow’s — as he follows along behind on her trail, we learn more about Snow from outside perspectives, and the events preceding the beginning of the novel. His relationship with Taktah (sp?) is cute too! 

YC paces her books in the way I like best — it starts slowly, from far away, but as the end comes closer and closer, it speeds up to fly by you like a train. It’s never good to have too many foxes in one place! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death and Grief

Minor: Violence, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Blood, Animal death, and Fire/Fire injury