Review: A lovely new read!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 25, 2014
Anna. Anna! ANNA! You slayed me with this book. I had no idea what to expect. I purposely didn't look at the reviews because this book was so new to me and I wanted to go into this with an open mind. I'm happy to say that I loved The Fox's Mask. It isn't something I would pick out for myself. But that's the beauty of it. It transcended my preferences and gave me something new to experience.I've never watched anime or been heavily into Japanese culture. I don't watch ninja movies. Basically, I am not the target audience for The Fox's Mask. That's what is great about it, though. Even with all of the odds stacked against it, I still loved this story. The pieces of culture and history that were woven into the book were so amazingly done, and I enjoyed that aspect immensely.This book is written in third person, but I felt like I was able to establish a relationship with the characters regardless of that. Sometimes a third person telling can have a detached edge, but that was not the case for The Fox's Mask. I was very much a fan of Yuki and Akakiba's relationship and rooted for it the entire time.All in all, I enjoyed Anna Frost's The Fox's Mask. It was a different type of story for me, and I loved it just the same. At times, the story lagged but overall, I found it easy to keep up. If you're a YA fan who likes Japanese culture, The Fox's Mask will be a perfect read for you!**I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review with no cempensation.