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Blog Tour: Soul of the Sword (Shadow of the Fox #2) by Julie Kagawa

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Hi Tomodachi, 

Today is my stop on the Soul of the Sword Blog tour. 

Soul of the Sword is the second book in the Shadow of the Fox series by Julie Kagawa. 

Author Information. 

Author Name: Julie Kagawa

Website: http://juliekagawa.com

Twitter: @Jkagawa

Instagram: @juliekagawaauthor

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Julie-Kagawa-author

Previous Books: 

Iron Fey Series

1.The Iron King

2.The Iron Daughter

3. The Iron Queen

4.The Iron Knight

Iron Fey Shorts

Winters Passage

Summers Crossing

 

Iron Fey: Call of the Forgotten

1.The Lost Prince

2: The Iron Traitor

3. The Iron Warrior

 

Blood of Eden

0.5. Dawn of Eden

1.The Immortal Rules

2. The Eternity Cure

3. The Forever Song

 

Talon Saga

1. Talon 

2. Rogue

3. Soldier

4. Legion

5. Inferno

 

Shadow of the Fox

1.  Shadow of the Fox

2. Soul of the Sword

 

Yumeko is a Kitsune shapeshifter she is half human, half fox. When her home was destroyed her master gave her one task. 

She must take a piece of the ancient and powerful scroll to the Steel Feather temple. When all three pieces are put together it makes The Scroll of a Thousand Prayers. This will grant the holder one wish ever millennium. 

Yumeko task becomes harder when the demon Hakaimono escapes from the sword and is has possessed the boy that promised to protect her Kage Tatsumi. 

Now Hakaimono is loose in the world planning his revenge. To truly set himself free of the curse he joins forces with the Master of Demons. To overthrow the empire and cover the land in darkness, they need one thing: the Scroll of a Thousand Prayers. As the paths of Yumeko and the possessed Tatsumi cross once again, the entire empire will be thrown into chaos.

 

Soul in the Swords is an addictive read. 

Once I had started reading Soul in the Swords, I didn’t want to put it down. Yumeko adventure has got even more interesting as the book progress. 

The book is split into several different POV, but the main one is Yumeko, Hakaimono and Suki. I like seeing the stories from different POV. Yumeko story has the biggest impact and the most to lose. Hakaimono as he is the biggest catalyst. Suki POV gives me more questions and makes me think something even bigger than I was led to believe

I know that Hakaimono is an evil demon, but I like him. He has been stuck inside a sword for over 400 years if that was me I would be a tad grumpy/ murderous rage bent on very bloody revenge. Hakaimono is sarcastic, sassy and funny. He made me laugh with his internal commentary. (Not his murdering commentary). 

One of my favourite commentaries is;

“The question is, will he see me as an equal partner, or just another demon he can subjugate? That would be unfortunate. I’ve never been good at being subjugated.”

He even has a saying “subtle as a demon in a teahouse.” This has now replaced Bull in a china shop for me. 

There is character growth in Soul in the Sword, some growth warmed my heart, another surprised me, and one did both. 

Soul of the Sword has

  • Action
  • Friendship
  • Splash of Romance
  • Japanese Culture
  • Sassy Demons
  • Politics
  • Secrets

My rating for Soul of the Sword is 4.8 out of 5 

The next book in the series is called Night of the Dragon and is slatted for publication in 2020. 

Thank you to Harper Collins for inviting me on the Soul of the Sword Blog Tour, and providing me a copy of Soul of the Sword for a fair and honest review. 

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