Keiko’s men are dead, slaughtered by peasants in a desperate attempt to obtain food for their starving families. She is the last of her line; without her, the noble and ancient house of Hakuseki will die. In order to try and save her family name, this noble samurai warrior woman is forced to humble herself at the feet of the local daimyo. When he ridicules her and takes the family estate for … family estate for himself, the samurai code of bushido says there is only one thing left for Keiko.
Vengeance.
Keiko plots to take revenge for the actions of her greedy noble lord and revenge against the men who wanted to buy her and keep her as their slave.
Just like the praying mantis, Keiko lures her enemies into a sense of safety before taking her revenge…
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Keiko revenge
This is second book in this beautiful, magical series.
Keiko is determines to get revenge for the loss of her family, she is the last survivor.
With her abilities she transformed herself as mantis.Like the mantis, she is going to attack slowly .
This is well-written and so engaging story. Keiko is a true warrior woman.
If you like stories from magical Far East don’t miss this series.
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What a great continuation in the series! The characters just keep getting better and better, and I am thoroughly enjoying the plot of this book. The Japanese culture is fascinating, and this story is definitely well researched. I can’t wait to read the next book!
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Revenge
This second book in India Millar’s trilogy has Keiko in a completely different life. She determines to get revenge for the loss she has experienced so goes in disguised to get her prey. Like the mantis, she is going to attract slowly until she can get her vengeance. This is a very powerful story, well-written and so engaging Keiko is a true warrior woman. I highly recommend this outstanding piece. I did receive a free copy of this book and voluntarily chose to review it.
A lady, a Samurai or a ninja? … Keiko or Mantis? The main character seems to be in conflict between various roles as she goes about living her code.
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Keiko’s brother and father are dead after being slaughtered by starving peasants she is the last of her line and the ancient house of Hakuseki will die. To try and save it the noble samurai warrior woman is forced to humble herself at the feet of the local daimyo but he just ridicules her and takes the family estate for himself. According to the samurai code of bushido, there is only one thing left for – vengeance. So she plots to take revenge for all the action of the greedy noble lord and revenge against the men who wanted to buy her and keep her as their slave. Just like the praying mantis, she lures her enemies into a sense of safety before taking her revenge.
This was a more dramatic and involved story than the first book in the series as Keiko was busy plotting and doing what she could in order to punish the men she saw as doing her harm. Some of her behaviours were genius and she was very clever, but some of the things that she did were a bit strange. Sadly against she wasn’t the nicest person towards her lover even when he was there let alone while he was away working – not sure he will appreciate some of what she has been up to when he returns. I loved the feel of this Japanese world with all the customs and behaviours. An enjoyable read that becomes addictive.