Nine Tailed is perfect for contemporary fantasy, a bit of spice, and romantic swooning. It swept me away and I cannot wait for the next one! We love to see the magical secrets and fight scenes. Keep reading this book review of Nine Tailed for my full thoughts.
Summary
In a race to stop an ancient evil from destroying the worlds as they know them, Sunny comes to a startling, heartbreaking if she chooses love—everything will burn.
Sunny Cho aspires to be the dullest, least interesting person in any given room, which can be challenging for a nine-tailed fox spirit. So she drifts from city to city—staying clear of any and all attachment—and keeps her fox buried deep inside her. It is better this way. She would rather live as half of herself than risk losing control of her terrible powers.
Ethan Lee, a friend she left behind eight years ago, is a brilliant and distractingly hot PI. When he tracks her down and asks her to help him find his brother’s murderer, Sunny knows her uneventful life is about to be turned upside down.
Traversing the mortal realm and the world of gods, Sunny and Ethan discover their quest is much more dire than mere vengeance, and their friendship might be…more. An ancient evil is stirring, and Sunny is faced with an impossible save the worlds from annihilation or claim the love fated by the heavens.
Review
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Nine Tailed immediately swept me off my feet. Sunny stole my heart. In her desire to be human, to live her longer lifespan alone and disconnected. And yet how she has to learn over Nine Tailed about the value of letting people close. That our feelings for them doesn’t make us weak, that it makes us all stronger. Together we stand divided we fall. It never works to stay unattached and when we try so hard we end up hurting people we never intended to. Nine Tailed also explores home and identity.
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For Ethan, while he’s Korean he feels this sense of the familiar and the strange. How it should be familiar, but things feel like grasping for straws. Food which tastes different than we though, words that fall through holes. At the same time, Nine Tailed is a story about destiny and love. With both of them having larger fates than what they see, what will we do to fight or fulfill our destiny? I cannot wait for the rest of the series as it explores what lengths we will go to in order for avoid or chase our power. For love.
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