A review by mariakureads
The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo

emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.5

Never having read anything by this author, I wasn't sure to expect and that's the great thing about new to me authors - the unknown, and this was a well done medium paced read with a duo POV that added different aspects to the story that drove it along.

I will admit that it took me a while to get into this book. Different sections of the book felt a bit too slow and in some cases dragged a bit too long so it took me a while to get entranced by it but once I was in, I read the rest of the pages fairly easily and found myself intrigued by the characters as they were the main driving force behind the story as each introduction of a new character, from either Snow or Bao, the two protagonists we read the story through, gave another layer to the story as it jumped from past to present day from both of their perspectives.

Weaving folklore and historical facts along with the story, I enjoyed the overall effect and the first person perspective from both Snow and Bao, which played nicely into the overall story for me as I saw the characters from their eyes and in some case their past experiences.
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