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A review by lemonbun
Wicked Fox by Kat Cho
2.0
I was really hyped for this book, so I think my expectations were too high.
The overall idea and setting were great, and parts of the book around the beginning and end in particular really shone.
But most of the middle felt like a bit of a slog. Honestly, 100 pages could have probably been cut out midway and it ultimately wouldn't have changed the story too drastically.
Also, around the 300 page mark the characters emotions towards eachother are hard to keep a track of. I like you, I hate you, I'm mad at you, now I like you again and so on. Of course theres nothing wrong with uncertainty and angst, but it was so back and forth for such a long time it got pretty tedious.
I did really like the setting and mythology, which drew me to this book in the first place. I think if anything, I would've liked to see even more! More mythological beings, rather than just a Gumiho and Dokkaebi. Even more Korean references and locations visited rather than the characters pretty much convulsing for most of the book.
I suppose I wish the book had been 300 pages rather than 400 to really condense the story and make every encounter and event seem important and relevent.
The overall idea and setting were great, and parts of the book around the beginning and end in particular really shone.
But most of the middle felt like a bit of a slog. Honestly, 100 pages could have probably been cut out midway and it ultimately wouldn't have changed the story too drastically.
Also, around the 300 page mark the characters emotions towards eachother are hard to keep a track of. I like you, I hate you, I'm mad at you, now I like you again and so on. Of course theres nothing wrong with uncertainty and angst, but it was so back and forth for such a long time it got pretty tedious.
I did really like the setting and mythology, which drew me to this book in the first place. I think if anything, I would've liked to see even more! More mythological beings, rather than just a Gumiho and Dokkaebi. Even more Korean references and locations visited rather than the characters pretty much convulsing for most of the book.
I suppose I wish the book had been 300 pages rather than 400 to really condense the story and make every encounter and event seem important and relevent.