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The Legend of Akikumo Kindle Edition

by Dani Hoots (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 out of 5 stars 17 ratings
Ketsueki would give anything to find out why her mentor Akikumo, the last wolf in Japan, abandoned her. He left her with other kitsune at the Inari Shrine, but she doesn’t fit in. And now the other kitsune are bullying her and saying Akikumo is dead.

After causing trouble for the hundredth time, the Inari, instead of punishing her, has given Ketsueki a task: she must find out what happened to Akikumo. She quickly agrees, not realizing the delinquent son of the shrine’s head priest must accompany her.

Will Ketsueki be able to make peace with a human? Or will her years of resentment make this partnership impossible?
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  1. Print length
    316 pages
  2. Language
    English
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  4. Publication date
    September 15, 2020
  5. Reading age
    14 - 18 years
  6. File size
    4.9 MB
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B088Q37F1F
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ FoxTales Press
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 15, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4.9 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 316 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1942023616
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 14 - 18 years
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 out of 5 stars 17 ratings

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Dani Hoots

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Dani Hoots is a science fiction, fantasy, romance, and young adult author who loves anything with a story. She has a B.S. in Anthropology, a Masters of Urban and Environmental Planning, a Certificate in Novel Writing from Arizona State University, and a BS in Herbal Science from Bastyr University.

Currently she is working on a YA urban fantasy series called Daughter of Hades, a YA urban fantasy series called The Wonderland Chronicles, a historic fantasy vampire series called A World of Vampires, and a YA sci-fi series called Sanshlian Series. She has also started up an indie publishing company called FoxTales Press. She also works with Anthill Studios in creating comics through Antik Comics.

Her hobbies include reading, watching anime, cooking, studying different languages, wire walking, hula hoop, and working with plants. She is also an herbalist and sells her concoctions on FoxCraft Apothecary. She lives in Phoenix with her husband and visits Seattle often.

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  • Rajiv
    4.0 out of 5 stars An interesting fantasy infused with Japanese culture
    Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2020
    This was an interesting fantasy infused with Japanese culture, and I liked it!

    The characters are interesting and I loved the concept of spirit animals. It was fun visualizing them in their spirit form and going on their adventures. Ketsueki is nice in the lead, and I enjoyed her scenes with Akikumo and Yamato.

    Moreover, I love learning reading stories based off various cultures, and this book did a very nice job of incorporating various Japanese traits in it. I also appreciate the author for putting a section to explain the various terms. Also, I liked how the story alternates between the two timelines, one with the past between Ketsueki and Akikumo, and the other with Ketsueki and Yamato. Similarly, the author does a beautiful job by contrasting the old Japan from ages ago with the present timeline.

    Also, I liked the author’s style of writing. True, it is not as complex as I expected, but I liked how the author describes it in a simple, straight forward manner. I think this book will be great for middle grade readers because of its style of writing. On a side note, how gorgeous is the cover of the book?

    However, there were some parts which I felt could have been better. For instance, some of the scenes, especially the action ones with Yamato and Ketsueki, felt repetitious. Also, there were times where the story focused too much on the past, and did not progress with the current story-line. Additionally, I also had trouble with Ketsueki at times with her maturity level and her hatred for humans.

    But overall, this was a decent read, and I liked it because I like middle grade novels and this fell really nicely in that category.
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  • Stephanie
    5.0 out of 5 stars Read on a night
    Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2020
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    This book was just so well written i couldn't put it down. One of those books that you keeps saying one more chapter.
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  • Kindle Customer
    3.0 out of 5 stars Decent story mixed with Japanese lore.
    Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2020
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    It's an okay book and a quick read. It would be a nice introduction into Japanese lore but it doesn't go into to much detail on yokai. The ending needed a better conclusion. It was okay but I still want to know what path they were going to take at the end. Unclear. Characters are so so. I didn't feel to invested in them. Definitely a book for teens.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read
    Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2020
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    I love this story. The great way the author create characters.
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  • Veronique
    5.0 out of 5 stars The legend of akikumo
    Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2020
    I have received an arc of this book from Netgalley and the publisher. What drawn me to the book first was that beautiful cover.

    The legend of Akikumo is a Japanese fantasy. And I have really love this tale.

    Ketsueki is a kitsune. When she was young, the village she was leaving in was attack and her parents killed. She was adopted by the last okami, a wolf, of all Japan. The story goes back and forth between past and present. As Akikumo and Ketsueki travels Japan and this one is trying to help her trust human again. One day they reach he Inari Shrine and Akikumo left Ketsueki without saying goodbye. Just a letter saying that it would be better for her to be with other kitsune. But she don't fit in since she wasn't born to the shrine and the other are bullying her and saying that her mentor won't return for her since his death. But she refuse to believe it.

    One day, after again causing trouble, she tought she would be punished but instead Inari have a task for her, find out what happen to Akikumo. She will agree without hesitation but regret a bit when learning that a human will come with her. A strange boy, son of the shrine’s head priest. He can see yokai, wich is really common in preseng Japan. Can she learn to finally trust a human again...
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  • Monica Khan
    3.0 out of 5 stars Review - The Legend of Akikumo
    Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2022
    Initial Thoughts
    I found this book in the Read Now section on NetGalley and thought it sounded interesting. I really like Japanese mythology and thought maybe it would be similar to Julie Kagawa’s Shadow of the Fox series.

    Some Things I Liked
    Dual time line. Kitsune are a species that lives for thousands of years so I liked the way we got to see a very large chunk of time in the main character’s life.
    Lite romance. This book isn’t romantic but it hints at romance. It’s much more of a coming of age story and I think younger YA readers would enjoy that.

    Some Things I Wasn’t Crazy About
    Clunky use of language. The Japanese words were defined in a very long glossary in the beginning of the book but they weren’t used in an organic way. They felt tossed into dialogue and the writing for the sake of using them, not because they felt right. They also had very little context. Therefore, the reader would have to constantly reference back to the glossary.
    Not much plot. Unfortunately, the plot here was rather lackluster. Our main character sets out on a journey to find her missing mentor after over a century without him. The whole set up felt forced and not believable.

    Series Value
    I think there could be more adventures set in this world but if the writing continues in the way of this book, it would be better pitched as an upper middle grade series.

    Final Thoughts
    This book was ok. I didn’t love it but I didn’t hate it. It wasn’t Shadow of the Fox and it didn’t have romance. But, it did have some good elements that readers can appreciate.

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️
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  • Keith Thomas LaSpaluto
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fun and interesting!
    Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2022
    I thought it was a fun introduction to Japanese culture and folklore. The story is well written and accelerates to the end. Even though it is a stand-alone, I wouldn't mind seeing future adventures of Ketsueki and Yamato.

    I would consider it YA, yet I enjoyed reading it despite being well past YA age.

    I purchased my signed paperback copy at an author signing event, and I am pleased to have added it to my library.
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