Shadow of the Fox

Been a while since I read a YA novel that I enjoyed.

Fast-paced, enriched and descriptive in culture, a fun and page-turning read. I winced when I saw how young the protagonists were, and there were some overtly dramatic moments and one-liners that had me covering my eyes with my hand in secondhand embarrassment. YA is a writing style that I've definitely outgrown, which has just been reinforced by reading this. But all-in-all, it was good, and I'll be continuing the series. I do hope that we have some more breathing moments and some more character arcs in the novels to follow; I thoroughly enjoyed the finale, despite all of the teenage-language-riddled jidaigeki. I would've enjoyed it more if it was adult protagonists, geared towards adults. That's not to say that teenagers can't save the world, but should we be putting the pressure on them to do it? Hm, hm. Anyways! Enjoyable.