Kitsune: A Little Mermaid Retelling

Tales of Akatsuki, Book 1

De: Nicolette Andrews

Narrado por: Joanna Roddy

Rin is an immortal kitsune, or at least she was until a witch’s curse turned her human. To regain her yokai powers and avoid being turned into a fox, she must make the lord’s son fall in love with her before the next full moon. Her kind has been seducing humans for centuries, and it should be easy, as long as he doesn’t find out she’s a kitsune…except the curse also took her voice.

Hikaru is betrothed to the daughter of a rival lord, and he will fulfill his duty, protecting his clan from others and from the yokai. But when he’s saved by a mysterious red-haired woman, he can’t forget her, try as he might. Then she turns up at his door....

Only it can’t be his savior, since this woman has ebony hair, but there’s something inexplicably bewitching about her. Yet his father’s treaty depends on his marriage to another, and even an innocent dalliance could ruin everything.

Falling in love is dangerous for them both. Not only are they from different worlds, but their time together can only end in heartache. Hikaru’s marriage means security for his clan, and Rin must destroy it or be turned into a fox. And truly loving Hikaru means revealing she’s one of the hated yokai and an immortal. Will they risk it all for love? Or will their two worlds rip them apart for good?

Fans of fairy tale retellings, anime, and manga love Kitsune: A Little Mermaid Retelling, an old tale retold from a fresh perspective.

Dive into a rich world of intrigue and adventure, spirits and humans - get your copy of this heartfelt fantasy romance today!

©2015 Nicolette Andrews (P)2025 Nicolette Andrews

Kitsune

This was a very good audiobook. I love the narration. As I have said before, and will continue to say, a narrator should enhance the story. They should make you see and experience things that you may have missed while reading the book. Well, this narrator did all of that and more. I also loved that it was centered around Japanese culture.

Interesting story

It was a nice story…. Part of the story was slightly confused… nice ending ….

Was not my kind of story….

Creative and unique

This was such an interesting, fresh and unique take on the “little mermaid” story. It was totally different, but in the coolest way. I loved the yokai powers and felt like I was transported to such a different world. The storytelling was excellent and the characters were easy to enjoy. I’m excited for book two! I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

A Captivating Re-Telling

I really enjoyed how the author turned this into a new story of it's own. The characters were in depth & flow on point. The narrator was wonderful at bringing the story to life

Baskerville Book Reviews

Much like the other books in this series, it featured a lot of Japanese words and cultural references that I have no prior knowledge of what they mean. While on the topic of my confusion, I’m all for women with tails, and then some. But I have no idea what the hell anything in this story has to do with mermaids. I have no familiarity with the original story, which means I can’t rate this as a retelling.

As a standalone romance, it was great. It’s been a minute since I listened to the other 2 stories, but I know at least 1 character “the Dragon” makes an appearance in this book, as well as the others. I enjoy the world-building and interconnectedness of the stories, despite being able to listen to them alone. The romance moves at a reasonable pace for a romance novel and the characters grow as people along the way. The side plots are equally as compelling and interesting, so there’s never a dull moment.

The narrator did a fine job of bringing the characters to life, as well as adding personality to them. It was never an issue to tell who was speaking and the audio lacked any issues.

NOTE: This copy was provided to me free of charge as a digital review copy. The opinions stated in this review are mine and mine alone, I was not paid or requested to give this book a certain rating, suggestion, or approval.