Shadow of the Fox (Shadow of the Fox, #1)

by Julie Kagawa

battle. It is very hard to be human, little fox. Even the humans themselves don’t do a great job of it.

The mortal world is full of hatred, betrayal, sadness and death. Most yokai and kami alike find that it is too much for them. Everything the humans think they value—love, honor, empathy, compassion—we yokai need nothing of those, especially when they so often lead to suffering and despair. It is far easier to abandon everything that is human and just be kitsune. The world of spirits and yokai is far less complicated than the world of men.”