The Fox Wife
Ratings33
Average rating3.9
Added to listLibbywith 6 books.
I thought I was going to love this book, and while it was quite enjoyable, it left me underwhelmed.
What I liked:
-The descriptions of the places where the story takes place are really good. That plus the historical setting create an immersive experience while reading.
-Bao, Tagtaa and Snow are all likable characters. Especially Bao and Tagtaa, I was really rooting for them to be reunited. Snow has her flaws, but I’ll talk about it later.
-All the magical/fantastical elements were fascinating. I’m not familiar with the mythology about foxes but after reading this book I’d like to research more about it.
Now to the parts I didn’t like so much:
-Like I said before, Snow is a great heroine. She’s on a revenge mission and she’s smart, resourceful and kind. But at times she’s too cynical and her wisdom is often kinda on the nose. I guess it goes with her character’s history, SPOILER: I mean her child was killed, I think that’s a fair justification.
-The mystery ends up being so obvious at certain point in the book. There was just no subtlety and it made the revelations less satisfying. For a moment I thought there was going to be a big twist, which never came.
Bektu Nikan is so elusive for almost half of the story, I really thought he was being kept in a veil of mystery for so long because he would turn out a be a supernatural being as well, but he was just a regular (horrible) person. Also, the resolution around his character is so anticlimactic!
There are other things we never truly find out (SPOILERS)
who killed Bektu? Who killed Chen? What happened with the curse in Tagtaa’s family about the first male child always dying? Was it really Shiro who killed Feng and why did he do it? I also thought we would get some clarification of who saved Bao when he was a child or how he got his ability to detect lies.
(END OF SPOILERS)
-I would’ve loved if the book dove deeper in the magical aspects of foxes. We don’t learn that much about the extent of their powers, how they improve their abilities, etc.
I’d still recommend this book if you’re looking for something enjoyable with a touch of magic and mystery to pass the time.
I thought I was going to love this book, and while it was quite enjoyable, it left me underwhelmed.
What I liked:
-The descriptions of the places where the story takes place are really good. That plus the historical setting create an immersive experience while reading.
-Bao, Tagtaa and Snow are all likable characters. Especially Bao and Tagtaa, I was really rooting for them to be reunited. Snow has her flaws, but I’ll talk about it later.
-All the magical/fantastical elements were fascinating. I’m not familiar with the mythology about foxes but after reading this book I’d like to research more about it.
Now to the parts I didn’t like so much:
-Like I said before, Snow is a great heroine. She’s on a revenge mission and she’s smart, resourceful and kind. But at times she’s too cynical and her wisdom is often kinda on the nose. I guess it goes with her character’s history, SPOILER: I mean her child was killed, I think that’s a fair justification.
-The mystery ends up being so obvious at certain point in the book. There was just no subtlety and it made the revelations less satisfying. For a moment I thought there was going to be a big twist, which never came.
Bektu Nikan is so elusive for almost half of the story, I really thought he was being kept in a veil of mystery for so long because he would turn out a be a supernatural being as well, but he was just a regular (horrible) person. Also, the resolution around his character is so anticlimactic!
There are other things we never truly find out (SPOILERS)
who killed Bektu? Who killed Chen? What happened with the curse in Tagtaa’s family about the first male child always dying? Was it really Shiro who killed Feng and why did he do it? I also thought we would get some clarification of who saved Bao when he was a child or how he got his ability to detect lies.
(END OF SPOILERS)
-I would’ve loved if the book dove deeper in the magical aspects of foxes. We don’t learn that much about the extent of their powers, how they improve their abilities, etc.
I’d still recommend this book if you’re looking for something enjoyable with a touch of magic and mystery to pass the time.
