The Legend of Akikumo

I saw this cover and the summary and was hooked. I had my fingers crossed that I’d be approved for an ARC and I was! I looked at the reviews before reading (which I normally don’t do, but I’ve been burned a lot this month so far and I wanted appropriate expectations going on). The reviews were… bad. I still had hope but it was a bit tempered.

However!!! I felt like I was transported back to my anime-loving younger self! It gives me all the vibes of InuYasha, despite it being completely different story wise. I loved it immediately.

The story is told in dual POV: one contemporary and one historic but both Kestueki. It was done marvelously. You can tell the different maturity level between the POVs.

I also got some mushy feelings surrounding the relationship bonds between the characters. It was very “homey”.

My only complaints are that I hate the last page of the book (and really that whole chapter shouldn’t be there!) and that I wish there was more banter between Ketosis and Yamato. Otherwise, I loved it.

If you are (or were) an anime fan, I recommend. It does have a slow-pace with pops of actions, exactly like InuYasha.

I would be interested in seeing this expanded into a series because I want to see what happens!