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Soul of the Sword

Shadow of the Fox, Book 2

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Soul of the Sword

Written by: Julie Kagawa
Narrated by: Brian Nishii, Joy Osmanksi, Emily Woo Zeller
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One thousand years ago, a wish was made and a sword of rage and lightning was forged. Kamigoroshi. The Godslayer. A weapon powerful enough to seal away the formidable demon Hakaimono.

Now he has broken free.

Kitsune shapeshifter Yumeko has one task: to take her piece of the ancient and powerful Scroll of a Thousand Prayers to the Steel Feather temple in order to prevent the summoning of the Harbinger of Change, the great Kami Dragon who will grant one wish to whomever holds the scroll. But she has a new enemy now, more dangerous than any she has yet faced. The demon Hakaimono is free at last, and he has possessed the very person Yumeko trusted to protect her from the evil at her heels, Kage Tatsumi of the Shadow Clan.

Hakaimono has only one goal: to break the curse of the sword and set himself free to rain chaos and destruction over the land forevermore. To do so, he will need the scroll. And Yumeko is the only one standing in his way.

©2019 Julie Kagawa (P)2019 Harlequin Enterprises, Limited
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This book should have a violence rating

While I absolutely loved the first book in this series, this one left me frustrated and grossed out. If it was a movie, it would definitely be R rated. Yes, the first book had some very gory parts in it as well, but I found this second book in the series extremely gruesome and disturbing at times.

The story itself is okay, though the plot dragged in the middle. Some scenes I was left wondering "was that really necessary?" The ending was also unsatisfactory. Practically during the entire book we already know how Yumeko is going to save Tatsumi, which gets repeated several times, with different characters debating possible outcomes. I found it took away quite a bit of my enjoyment of the climax of the scene when it finally happened.

Overall, I was satisfied with the book, but for me, it lacked the excitement of the first book in the series. I may listen to the third book, but it's at the bottom of my to-do list now.

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