A Fox's Family (American Kitsune Book 4) Kindle Edition

~"For some reason, normal had become awfully boring these days. He blamed Lilian and Christine." Ch.1, Page 37Kevin Swift's life just keeps getting more and more crazy and that means the series is getting more and more interesting!Book 4 takes place almost immediately after the events in Book 3 with the introduction of Lilian's family: including a clumsy, childish mother; a kindhearted but formidable maid; and a sassy, stubborn, and equally sexy sister.With five gorgeous kitsunes living under his roof AND undergoing intense training to become stronger, Kevin's life has long since gone past the realm of "normal". Nonetheless, he's doing his best to live a happy life with his darling Lilian. Unfortunately, the yokai world can be dangerous, and there happens to be some powerful beings out there who pose more than just a threat, whether it's in the name of tradition or something more insidious.The writing style has improved ten-fold since the first novel without losing the charm and humor. Book 4, however, feels much deeper in terms of drama and emotion between the characters. The anime references are amusing, the illustrations are stylish, and the character development is impressive. Oh, and the occasional moments where Kevin and the kitsunes break the Fourth Wall feels a lot more stable and a lot funnier.All in all, Book 4 was a VERY good read.PROS:-Fascinating story-New characters-Character development-Plenty of humor-Beautiful artwork (my favorite being where Kevin and Iris shake hands)-Drama and EmotionCONS:-A missing comma on Page 66 (Loc 2572), but that's just nitpicking."A Fox's Family" gets a 9.9 out of 10.

This was the first book, so far, that I couldn't stop reading. Adding in Lilian's family gave us new, interesting characters for the main cast to play off of, and adding in Iris brought an interesting new internal conflict into the story.While siscon/brocon shows up quite often in anime and manga, Iris's love for Lilian is incredibly genuine. It may make some uncomfortable to see "incest" of this nature in the story, but I would suggest viewing it as a woman loving another woman (think the main leads from the yuri manga Citrus). Also, the kitsune world is open to same-sex relationships and incest relationships, and it's interesting to see Lilian struggle with her kitsune nature (and her previous relationship with Iris) versus her love for Kevin and wanting to respect his (and perhaps the reader's) views.Iris is an intriguing character (and has become my favorite) and one I can't wait to see develop further. Despite her deep attachment to Lilian and her brash, outspoken nature, we can see that there's good in her too.Aside from new characters, this story has a lot more tension and plot and explores darker themes by introducing a sadistic villain.While the drama can seem a little melodramatic at times, this story has strong world building and character development and is a really fun ride.

In this book the story really starts to pick up and lots of events happen that set up future books. This is easily one of my favorite series ever. I love all the random anime callbacks and ecchi moments that happen to Keven. If you are a fan of shonen or Harem Anime or Manga you owe it to yourself to give this series a try.

Up until now, the American Kitsune series had been a wonderfully light-hearted romcom that knew EXACTLY what it was. You had the start of a harem, you had the slap-stick humor, you had the references to other great works, you had the male protagonist that makes you want to grab him by the collar and scream "Get in the ******* kitsune, Swift!" --Huh? Oh, that was just me? Oh, never mind then.--Now, am I saying that you will lose this when you walk into A Fox's Family? Absolutely not! Trust me, within pages of meeting Camellia, you'll know the story will keep true to it's comedic roots. But, there's a growing action arc that really starts to settle in with this book. It's no longer the slightly piecemeal "Yokai of the Week" stories. Power players are moving in the background that start to drag you in and leave you wanting more. Book 5 cannot come soon enough!

The author doesn't disappoint with this addition to the American Kitsune series. I enjoyed the progression of Lillian and Kevin's relationship. The introduction of the rest of Lillian's immediate family and the hijinks they caused was a great addition to the storyline. I thought the fights during the climax were awesome. I was overjoyed with all the anime references throughout the book, especially the Gurren Lagann and Familiar of Zero ones. All in all I loved this book and can't wait to see what happens next in the series

I like story from the American Kitsune series. It's best read and understood as something of a parody of harem comedy light novel tropes, with frequent explicit lamp-shading. If you're a fan of TVtropes.org like me, you may find this an entertaining quirk, I would give it four stars for entertainment value.However, the series is in dire need of a good copy editor: words occasionally get transposed, letters end up on the wrong side of spaces between words, and general grammar and word-choice errors litter the text,. If you're someone like me who tends to notice these sorts of things, it can be somewhat jarring and detracts from the story. This has been a running issue for all four volumes of the series. To be fair, these sorts of problems are fairly common in self-published works, and I would encourage the author to ask a grammar-nazi friend to review manuscripts for issues prior to publication.

A Fox's Family carries on the hilarity and mayhem that has hallmarked three books so far and will continue to do so for hopefully many more. Introducing new character's Iris (Lillian's extremely perverted siscon of a sister), Camellia (Iris and Lillian's extremely childish and clumsy but UTTERLY adorable mother) and Kirihime (Kotohime's knife-obsessed and yandere maid sister), Fox's Family is an adventure which promises to leave you doubled over in your chair from laughter all the way through.A 5/5 recommendation, will totally read again!

Another great addition that builds on the well set dynamic. A great mix of humour and more gritty story telling that not only built on Kevin's relationship with Lilian but also the wider main cast. However I feel the stand out point were the combat and the wider look into the interactions between youkai and the human world with good world buildingAnother great book looking forward to moreA happy reader

After finally clearing some time i could sit down for a day, and read this book, and I love it just as much as the rest of the series! with each volume the series gets better, we get more plot and more fluff without compromising other factors, and the tropes are not as predictable as it was in the first book, making it all more enjoyable read. 10/10 would (and do) recommend.

definately an awesome read! has a few grammar mistakes but makes a great use of brandon Varnell's knowledge of manga and anime for a solid source of inspiration. has a great story line as well.