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Tales of Akatsuki #1-3
The Complete Tales of Akatsuki
A fox turned human. A princess under a spell. A wolf seeking his freedom.
Enter the world of Akatsuki, a realm inspired by both European and Japanese fairy tales. These three interconnected fairy tales can be read as standalones or as one continuous story. This collection is ideal for fans of fairytale retellings, anime and manga!
Enter the world of Akatsuki, a realm inspired by both European and Japanese fairy tales. These three interconnected fairy tales can be read as standalones or as one continuous story. This collection is ideal for fans of fairytale retellings, anime and manga!
- GenresFantasy
535 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 13, 2021
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About the author
Nicolette Andrews
41 books662 followersNicolette Andrews is a born and raised San Diegan with a passion for fantasy, especially if it has a romance and some mystery and intrigue mixed it doesn't go amiss either. Apart from writing, she enjoys spending time with her husband and two daughters, preferably somewhere outside enjoying the San Diego sunshine.
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September 7, 2021
This was a collection of fairytales that have European and Japanese origins. Each book has a different storyline that has a Fox that turns human, a Princess under a spell and a wolf that wants its freedom. Each story if a wonderful story and the characters are developed as they pull yiu into each story. This was a wonderful collection that will give you hours of reading enjoyment! I voluntarily reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book.
September 29, 2021
Enjoyable read.
The stories are set in feudal Japan and incorporates lots of Japanese folklore into stories very loosely based on 3 fairy tales: Little Mermaid, Snow White and Little Red Riding Hood. There is more "action" than in the classic fairy tales consistent with being set in feudal Japan. Although each story can be read independently, Nicolette has managed to tie the 3 together and I think most readers would find them more enjoyable if read in sequence.
The stories are set in feudal Japan and incorporates lots of Japanese folklore into stories very loosely based on 3 fairy tales: Little Mermaid, Snow White and Little Red Riding Hood. There is more "action" than in the classic fairy tales consistent with being set in feudal Japan. Although each story can be read independently, Nicolette has managed to tie the 3 together and I think most readers would find them more enjoyable if read in sequence.
December 23, 2019
I love Japanese mythology and lore, and especially yokai. My degree is in Japanese language and culture so I absolutely love reading stories (by both Japanese authors and otherwise) so I had to read these. Kitsune are especially my favorite yokai so I was thrilled to find that Rin, the main character of the first book, was a kitsune. She is a recurring character in all the stories to a varying degree.
Each story is based on a traditional tale, The Little Mermaid, Little Red Riding Hood, and Snow White. Often the stories are barely recognizable but I was okay with this, each one was a unique twist with only the barest of hints to the original source material - such as Rin having lost her voice, Yuki having a group of seven tanuki friends, etc. The main reason I chose to give this series 3 stars is because it very abruptly ends...and then continues in a new series without the "Tales of Akatsuki" label on them so I never bought them because I didn't realize they were a continuation!
The other reason I gave only 3 stars was because (and this is me being nit-picky) rather than look up the names for the yokai she uses in the story she, instead, refers to them simply as: snake-yokai, monkey-yokai, etc. with only the main players being named. This may have been a choice for easier/quicker writing but I appreciate it when people are writing about another culture that they take the time to look up the culture/creatures they are writing about. In this day and age of technology, there is no excuse not to have looked these up.
Each story is based on a traditional tale, The Little Mermaid, Little Red Riding Hood, and Snow White. Often the stories are barely recognizable but I was okay with this, each one was a unique twist with only the barest of hints to the original source material - such as Rin having lost her voice, Yuki having a group of seven tanuki friends, etc. The main reason I chose to give this series 3 stars is because it very abruptly ends...and then continues in a new series without the "Tales of Akatsuki" label on them so I never bought them because I didn't realize they were a continuation!
The other reason I gave only 3 stars was because (and this is me being nit-picky) rather than look up the names for the yokai she uses in the story she, instead, refers to them simply as: snake-yokai, monkey-yokai, etc. with only the main players being named. This may have been a choice for easier/quicker writing but I appreciate it when people are writing about another culture that they take the time to look up the culture/creatures they are writing about. In this day and age of technology, there is no excuse not to have looked these up.
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