Tsumiko and the Enslaved Fox by Forthright .

I liked her during her few witty moments, but she doesn’t actually -do- anything. Tsumiko is a Mary Sue for vast majority of the story. However, the flatness of the protagonists prevents this from being a 5 star book:

I’ve been a fan of Forthright’s fan fiction for a long time and I’m happy she’s finally published an original story! Tsumiko and the Enslaved Fox has very obvious echos back to her Inuyasha fanfic roots (I laughed at the unsubtle references in the character names) and teases readers with an interesting new world and set of characters. Review #3 Audiobook Tsumiko and the Enslaved Fox (Amaranthine Saga #1) by Forthright But I do think its a solid average book, that could benefit from an editor that wasnt already versed in Inuyasha and its fanfiction.

I feel like Im almost talking myself into giving it two stars. If thats so important why is it spelled wrong? Why do the editors do this to me? But the name of the tree is Ginkgo (in real life), not Gingko. In fact, Argent wants his future family crest to have the leaves of that tree in it. Unrelated to the plot, Gingko was named by his father, Argent, for the grove of trees at his home where he grew up. Argent and Tsumiko are in love? Im not convinced. I dont think I could call this a romance, because the relationship between Tsumiko and Argent seemed the same as Michael and Argent, or Tsumiko and Gingko, or any other pairing. And that was really frustrating and confusing.Īt times the plot seemed to slog along and some of the relationships didnt seem really flushed out.

It was as if I was reading the second book in a series that depended on you understanding the world building and what happened in the first book. While reading it, before I knew it was a fanfiction, I got the distinct impression that I was missing something. I thought the overal plot was interesting – enslaved shifter wanting to be set free, new owner willing to set him free, and making friends and falling in love along the way – sounds good, sign me up. Ive also never seen that anime so I really dont know how much of the storyline and details are borrowed. I bought this book not knowing that this was going to be a book heavily influenced by the authors previous Inuyasha fanfictions.

Tsumiko and the Enslaved Fox by Forthright .