A Fox’s Love (American Kitsune #1) by Brandon Varnell
Synopsis:
This is the tail…yes, that was a pun. Anyway, this is the tale of a young man…and various tropes and fanservices you’d expect to see in a Shounen Manga, but mostly the young man, who uncovers a world unlike any other; a world filled with strange and unusual creatures that look like they belong in a cosplay cafe, and the supernatural shape-shifting vixen who drags him into this world, regardless of whether he wants to be a part of it or not. Welcome to the wonderful world of Yokai.
Kevin Swift is a mature young man; he’s independent, responsible, gets good grades, and is one of the star runners for the track team. The only thing keeping him from being “Mr. Popular” is this strange problem he has around girls. He just can’t talk to them…at least, not without making a fool of himself.
Enter Lilian Pnevma (nev-ma). She’s cheerful, vibrant, and inhumanly beautiful. She’s also just plain inhuman, something Kevin learns the hard way when he discovers the gorgeous Lilian in his apartment instead of the two-tailed fox he brought home the other day. Lilian claims he is her mate and is willing to do anything (no matter how embarrassing it is for Kevin) to earn his love. Needless to say, life for Kevin Swift just got a whole lot more difficult.
Review:
A Fox’s Love by Author Brandon Varnell is a novel that parodies Shounen manga, set in America with a situation only seen in anime and stories from Japan.
As a fan of manga and anime, I knew I would enjoy this novel the second I saw it. When I started reading I was hooked immediately. Kevin is an interesting and hilarious character thrown into a situation that is way over his head. Lillian bursts into his life like a hurricane, destroying any and all normalcy he had with her undying love and readiness to get naked with him.
There aren’t enough stories with Kitsune in them, I’ve often said, so when I discovered that the heroine was a Kitsune I couldn’t pass it up. I was ecstatic to see a Kitsune outside of manga, and I was not disappointed by the way they were portrayed in this novel. The only reason I give this book a four star is because I felt the author’s tactic of breaking the fourth wall was a little tacky. Other than that, I seriously enjoyed this novel and I am definitely planning on reading the next installment of the American Kitsune series!
Four out of Five stars!