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katsio_'s review against another edition
5.0
I first found this book when it was still on Watpadd. I wasn't expecting too much from it then but I can honestly say it positively surprised me, as it was a really fun book to read. There were, of course, times when I wanted to slap Suzume for being so childish but I think it's what made the book memorable to me and I'm curious about her character development in the future.
ravenmoon's review
4.0
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
I love how in this book some of the characters from Kitsune return to be part of the story. Suzume is a very headstrong princess who was exiled along with her mother and siblings because her mother supposedly cheated on her father the Emperor. Of course throughout the story it's alluded to that something besides adultery is the real reason that she was exiled. Suzume is very spoiled and throughout the book she starts to lose her spoiledness but still retains some of it by the end of it.
Kaito is the Dragon from the book Kitsune and after he is set free from his seal he vows to find and kill the reincarnation of his former lover. Of course most people in the book that the two interact with are convinced that Suzume is Kazue's reincarnation but she is very adamant that she is not.
This book had me hooked from the very beginning and I'm looking forward to reading book two in the series. The book is available for pre-order for $.99 and will be released on October 17th. It's worth picking up and reading.
Rating: 4½ stars out 5
I love how in this book some of the characters from Kitsune return to be part of the story. Suzume is a very headstrong princess who was exiled along with her mother and siblings because her mother supposedly cheated on her father the Emperor. Of course throughout the story it's alluded to that something besides adultery is the real reason that she was exiled. Suzume is very spoiled and throughout the book she starts to lose her spoiledness but still retains some of it by the end of it.
Kaito is the Dragon from the book Kitsune and after he is set free from his seal he vows to find and kill the reincarnation of his former lover. Of course most people in the book that the two interact with are convinced that Suzume is Kazue's reincarnation but she is very adamant that she is not.
This book had me hooked from the very beginning and I'm looking forward to reading book two in the series. The book is available for pre-order for $.99 and will be released on October 17th. It's worth picking up and reading.
Rating: 4½ stars out 5
prationality's review
2.0
Well.
This is gonna be an unpopular opinion.
I recently read the Red Winter (by Annette Marie) trilogy and a friend recommended I check this trilogy out. And I can see why she'd say that - on the most basic level these both are inspired by the same sources and have a great deal in common.
Suzume is a spoiled, arrogant, impatient and frustrating exiled Princess. Due to her mother's sins, she's gone from beloved of the Court with an extremely eligible marriage prospect to a failure of a Priestess at an unremarkable and remote mountain shrine. Something she frequently tells us. Endlessly she whines out loud and silently about everything she lost. She makes no real effort to fit in, choosing instead to make enemies every time she opens her mouth.
Then there's Kaito, the Dragon she accidentally releases and of whom she meets her match for arrogance and attitude.
Rin, a kitsune and formerly married to a hanyou she cared deeply for before his passing, joins after a few chapters of her own third person POV. I liked her.
Akira/Tsuki - a pair of siblkngs cursed by Kazue 500 years previously, join the merry band and they're OKAY, tho I like Akira better.
Hisato terrorizes the group regularly. I didn't like him.
Suzume pissed me off. I took such an immediate dislike to her that grew as the book went on.
But my real problem friends was THE OBVIOUS PLOT GRAB FROM INUYASHA. Red Winter was obvious about it - the marketing material was up front about the comparisons. It distinguished itself however in the genuine relationship it built and the secondary characters.
This does no such thing.
Suzume is a reincarnation sort of of Kazue. Kaito was in love with Kazue (who betrayed him) . A weird half demon shapeshifter THING created from darkness terrorizes the heroes in his quest to obtain Suzume and become a god. Kaito treats Suzume like shit and whether it's out loud or silent compares her to Kazue CONSTANTLY. Kazue's unfinished business is inherited by Suzume, who emo-whines constantly that Kaito doesn't see her, only the piece of her that is Kazue. A Quest must occur to gather fragments of the Shikon no Tama scattered pieces of soul to unite them and defeat the Dark Thing once and for all.
This felt so all over the place with some convenient shit that happens (a girl in possession of a destiny will find that deus ex machina will track her down no matter what) and THAT ENTIRE WISH PART. True spoilers under cut.
At one point somehow Suzume stumbles upon a powerful Yokai who grants her wish to make Kaito forget all about how Suzume is Kazue reincarnated since he wants bloody revenge on Kazur and has stated multiple times he'd be happy to settle for killing her reincarnation.
Two pages before this wish Kaito and Rin are discussing how he's ready to move on the past to build a healthier future with Suzume. LITERALLY AS HE IS ON HIS WAY TO TELL SUZUME THIS she has the Forget Me Nao wish granted.
The only reason I can think of as to why they'd have Kaito resolve to do better by her, only to backtrack so hard he nearly beheads her when he finds out who she is, was a sloppy attempt to foreshadow later on why he can't help but be drawn to her.
It was singlehandedly the most frustrating chunk in a book EVER for me.
So there you have it. I'm morbidly interested in the rest so I have book 2 on deck.
This is gonna be an unpopular opinion.
I recently read the Red Winter (by Annette Marie) trilogy and a friend recommended I check this trilogy out. And I can see why she'd say that - on the most basic level these both are inspired by the same sources and have a great deal in common.
Suzume is a spoiled, arrogant, impatient and frustrating exiled Princess. Due to her mother's sins, she's gone from beloved of the Court with an extremely eligible marriage prospect to a failure of a Priestess at an unremarkable and remote mountain shrine. Something she frequently tells us. Endlessly she whines out loud and silently about everything she lost. She makes no real effort to fit in, choosing instead to make enemies every time she opens her mouth.
Then there's Kaito, the Dragon she accidentally releases and of whom she meets her match for arrogance and attitude.
Rin, a kitsune and formerly married to a hanyou she cared deeply for before his passing, joins after a few chapters of her own third person POV. I liked her.
Akira/Tsuki - a pair of siblkngs cursed by Kazue 500 years previously, join the merry band and they're OKAY, tho I like Akira better.
Hisato terrorizes the group regularly. I didn't like him.
Suzume pissed me off. I took such an immediate dislike to her that grew as the book went on.
But my real problem friends was THE OBVIOUS PLOT GRAB FROM INUYASHA. Red Winter was obvious about it - the marketing material was up front about the comparisons. It distinguished itself however in the genuine relationship it built and the secondary characters.
This does no such thing.
Suzume is a reincarnation
This felt so all over the place with some convenient shit that happens (a girl in possession of a destiny will find that deus ex machina will track her down no matter what) and THAT ENTIRE WISH PART. True spoilers under cut.
Two pages before this wish Kaito and Rin are discussing how he's ready to move on the past to build a healthier future with Suzume. LITERALLY AS HE IS ON HIS WAY TO TELL SUZUME THIS she has the Forget Me Nao wish granted.
The only reason I can think of as to why they'd have Kaito resolve to do better by her, only to backtrack so hard he nearly beheads her when he finds out who she is, was a sloppy attempt to foreshadow later on why he can't help but be drawn to her.
It was singlehandedly the most frustrating chunk in a book EVER for me.
So there you have it. I'm morbidly interested in the rest so I have book 2 on deck.
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