In addition to being the King’s demon slayer, Kira is also the bodyguard of the crown prince, her cousin Taejo. (Side note: Why do rulers always insist on keeping crucial life-threatening things secret?) The imposed ignorance only serves to ostracize Kira and make everyone think she’s cursed. This duty is made more difficult because the King insists upon keeping the looming demon threat a secret from the general populace. Able to see the demons that can possess humans, she is also charged with the task of dispatching them. Golden-eyed Kira is the only woman in the King’s army. While your short story about a World War II that never ended didn’t impress me, I had hopes that your full-length debut drawing upon Korean culture and mythology would fare better. My first exposure to your writing was through the Diverse Energies anthology. But I keep trying because I’m hopeful (and stubborn). This desire is not without its pitfalls, of course. I’m on an endless quest to find traditional fantasies featuring worldbuilding not based on Western culture. Jia Book Reviews / C- Reviews Asian heroine / Fantasy / Harper-Teen / POC / POC author / prophecy / Young-Adult 12 Comments
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