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A review by kokechii
The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo
4.0
As a person who really loves Asian culture and mythology, this was a book tailored almost exactly for me. The Fox Wife and Bao the detective and all the old stories that just may be true - that's what got to me. I was always a bit fascinated with the old tales, not only Asian ones but in general, but something about Asia just draws me that much more in. The folklore elements were wonderfully incorporated and the mystery took hold in all the right ways, keeping you intrigued, a bit on the edge of your seat and in suspense when needed.
As I usually can get annoyed by the POV switching, specially if they are switching from first to second or third person, in this book it was done really well and served to separate which character we were reading from even more. I think I liked Bao more than the Fox Wife, but the writing just set that apart for me. And the writing is what set this book apart from some others, just beautiful, I highlighted a lot.
I did find it a bit slow to start and it took a while to draw me in (I do admit that I was in a reading slump before this though), but once it did, boy did it! The romance was there although subdued and not in your face and I quite like that. Also, am not sure why, but reading this in winter almost made me wistful in a way. I think now it's also finally the time to read Night Tiger, a previous book from this author that has been on my tbr list since forever.
I received an ARC through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you!
As I usually can get annoyed by the POV switching, specially if they are switching from first to second or third person, in this book it was done really well and served to separate which character we were reading from even more. I think I liked Bao more than the Fox Wife, but the writing just set that apart for me. And the writing is what set this book apart from some others, just beautiful, I highlighted a lot.
I did find it a bit slow to start and it took a while to draw me in (I do admit that I was in a reading slump before this though), but once it did, boy did it! The romance was there although subdued and not in your face and I quite like that. Also, am not sure why, but reading this in winter almost made me wistful in a way. I think now it's also finally the time to read Night Tiger, a previous book from this author that has been on my tbr list since forever.
I received an ARC through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you!