Kira homed in on it, watching as it welled around the thick-set body of a young man in a long yellow coat walking with a smaller man down a side street. She was definitely on the hunt.Ī ripple in the air appeared far across the square.
Or the one that claimed she enchanted everyone with her yellow eyes and hunted for human prey at night.Īt least they had one thing right. The one that said she’d raised a sea serpent from the underworld and planned to sacrifice the prince to it. She wondered which rumors they were spreading this time. Ten years was long enough for most to forget what really happened and instead to believe the rumors that began soon after.Įven now, standing in the congested marketplace of Hansong, she could see the averted glances and hear the urgent whispering.
It didn’t matter that she was a first cousin to the crown prince or that she’d saved his life from a demon attack. Regardless, readers who enjoy the comfort of familiar tropes and those who like their girl-power adventures with an Asian flair in the spirit of Goodman's Eon (BCCB 2/09) may wish to follow Kira as she fights for family and country.They called her the Demon Slayer to her face and much worse behind her back. Clunky writing rushes readers from one action scene to another without stopping for breath, and there's no underlying motivation or character development. Unfortunately, this is a highly derivative title, which, aside from its Korean cultural references and occasional vocabulary, offers little to differentiate itself from the crowd of similar works. The girl-warrior story retains its usual ability to entertain, and the pacing is certainly fast enough to keep readers from getting bored. When an invading army headed by someone with the power of the Demon Lord threatens all Kira has sworn to protect and unexpected traitors appear amongst the king's top advisors, Kira and her cousin must flee their only chance to save themselves and their kingdom is to find the Dragon King's lost treasure, mystical stones that control the elements and release fearsome dragon spirits. Seventeen-year-old Kira guards her young cousin Taejo, the crown prince, secretly protecting their small kingdom from demon attacks even as her lone female-warrior status, fierce fighting style, and strange yellow eyes have rendered her a virtual outcast.
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