...Yumeko gets thrusts unexpectedly into a power struggle, prophecy, a potential love interest who happens to be a demon slayer, quest (and side quests), and of course a motley of sidekicks (a ronin, a noble, and eventually a priest and a temple maid)
Never have I ever enjoyed first person POV as much as I did in this book.
Truly, truly enjoyable, this book was. Honestly, I was not eager to start this one, seeing as it's not yet a complete series. But it was a big-name author. Besides, the books I've been reading recently have not precisely been intriguing, so I just decided to give this one a try. And I certainly wasn't […]
Here, the author appears to be more intricate and deliberate in his storytelling, happy to help readers truly understand events in a blow-by-blow manner.
The magic system is amazing
...she leaves no stone unturned in her bid to deliver incisive, accurate, and deliciously exciting Yoruba mytho-fantasy.
The scattergun approach is not even supposed to work, but yet it has. And beautifully so. Just brilliant!
It's an excellent first book in a promising new series
But if you, like me have a taste for the inherently dark, then I advise you to start this journey. It will most certainly be worth it at the end
Whether dumb stupid like Sansa, or foolish honour like Eddard, the characters draw you in, making you laugh and cry along with them, make you feel exactly what it is they're feeling.
