All is lost.
To save everyone she loves from imminent death, kitsune shapeshifter Yumeko gave up the final piece of the Scroll of a Thousand Prayers. Now she and her ragtag band of companions must make one desperate final effort to stop the Master of Demons from using the scroll to call the Great Kami Dragon and make the wish that will plunge the empire into chaos.
Shadow clan assassin Kage Tatsumi has regained control of his body and agreed to a true deal with the devil—the demon inside him, Hakaimono. They will share his body and work with Yumeko to stop a madman, and to separate Hakaimono from Tatsumi and the cursed sword that trapped the demon for nearly a millennium.
But even with their combined skills and powers, this unlikely team of heroes knows the forces of evil may be impossible to overcome. And there is another player in the battle for the scroll, a player who has been watching, waiting for the right moment to pull strings that no one even realized existed…until now.
To save everyone she loves from imminent death, kitsune shapeshifter Yumeko gave up the final piece of the Scroll of a Thousand Prayers. Now she and her ragtag band of companions must make one desperate final effort to stop the Master of Demons from using the scroll to call the Great Kami Dragon and make the wish that will plunge the empire into chaos.
Shadow clan assassin Kage Tatsumi has regained control of his body and agreed to a true deal with the devil—the demon inside him, Hakaimono. They will share his body and work with Yumeko to stop a madman, and to separate Hakaimono from Tatsumi and the cursed sword that trapped the demon for nearly a millennium.
But even with their combined skills and powers, this unlikely team of heroes knows the forces of evil may be impossible to overcome. And there is another player in the battle for the scroll, a player who has been watching, waiting for the right moment to pull strings that no one even realized existed…until now.
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I would like to preface this review by saying this is the
first time I’ve read anything by Julie Kagawa. I KNOW! How can I call myself a
YA reader? Thanks to Inkyard Press and Netgalley for the ARC. To give this
trilogy the attention it deserves, I picked up the first books in the series
and read it. I find that this tends to help with trilogies with a unique cast
of characters. The first two books were amazing, and I’ll post their reviews at
a later date. If you’re a fan of fantasy set in a realm of Japanese mythology,
action, adventure, and loveable characters, Julie Kagawa is just for you! The
banter between Yumeko, Tatsumi, Okame, Daisuke, and Reika is funny and gives off
warm-feeling vibes. One of the best things about Julie’s writing was how the
relationships between all the characters formed. The romance between Yumeko and
Tatsumi felt more natural because it slowly developed over time. After devouring
the first two books in the series, I was hesitant to begin reading this book. I
didn’t want Yumeko and the gang’s story to end. In the beginning, I didn’t
connect with Yumeko at first, but over time she grew on me. Her character development
was well-paced and wove into the plotline well. Tears were shed and I have to
say that the ending was just right. I’m glad I picked up this trilogy and will definitely
read Julie’s backlist of books.
4.5 stars
About the
author
Julie Kagawa,
the New York Times bestselling author of the Iron Fey, Blood of Eden, Talon,
and Shadow of the Fox series was born in Sacramento, California. But nothing
exciting really happened to her there. So, at the age of nine she and her family
moved to Hawaii, which she soon discovered was inhabited by large carnivorous
insects, colonies of house geckos, and frequent hurricanes. She spent much of
her time in the ocean, when she wasn’t getting chased out of it by reef sharks,
jellyfish, and the odd eel.
When not
swimming for her life, Julie immersed herself in books, often to the chagrin of
her schoolteachers, who would find she hid novels behind her Math textbooks
during class. Her love of reading led her to pen some very dark and gruesome stories,
complete with colored illustrations, to shock her hapless teachers. The gory
tales faded with time, but the passion for writing remained, long after she
graduated and was supposed to get a real job.
To pay the
rent, Julie worked in different bookstores over the years, but discovered the
managers frowned upon her reading the books she was supposed to be shelving. So
she turned to her other passion: training animals. She worked as a professional
dogtrainer for several years, dodging Chihuahua bites and overly enthusiastic
Labradors, until her first book sold and she stopped training to write full
time.
Julie now lives
in North Carolina with her husband, two obnoxious cats, and a pair of
Australian Shepherds that have more Instagram followers than she does.
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