There is a price attached to every dream…After twins Genshu Masanori and Genshu Hidekazu witness a kidnapping at the annual Midsummer Festival, they discover the woman taken wasn’t this sorcerer’s first victim, nor will she be the last.They will break clan laws against warfare if that’s what it takes to bring the missing women home safe.They will sign their lives away to the prestigious Tsukiko … lives away to the prestigious Tsukiko Academy, regardless of the rumours about the Headmaster and the dark secrets harboured within the school grounds.
They will give up the lives they know for a chance to uncover the real reason their family gave up their legacy as wyvern-slayers and swore a vow of peace.
A pact with a mysterious dragon spirit, embracing their future as warriors, and servitude to the Tsukiko Academy is only the beginning.
The twins have one chance to unravel the sorcerer’s sinister plan. If they can’t find him in time, the game he whispers about might be the last anyone ever plays.
Jump into the world of Yumihari, a land filled with spirits, dragons, monsters, and stunning characters wielding elemental magic to save their homeland. If you love epic fight scenes, mystery and political intrigue, mythology, monsters, mayhem, and progression fantasy, you will love Spirit of the Dragon and the Yokai Calling series.
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When I began this book, I got caught up in the language. I found myself constantly stopping to figure out what was being talked about. Once I got over this and just read the story I really enjoyed the world that the author built. It was colourful and vibrant, with some interesting characters. As this is a story aimed at young adults and anybody who likes to be transported away to a new and interesting world, the lack of character development is understandable and as the series continues I would like to see these characters grow. There is a lot of potential for them all.
It is a story based on 2 brothers in Japan, caught between wanting to honour their fathers wishes and doing the right thing. Doing the right thing for them was to develop their skills as warriors and go after the ‘bad guy’ who had kidnapped one of their friends.
The Princess was also a friend to these brothers, and she was a moody piece of work, and I don’t really know why, this was not explained, although being a princess in a culture that demands the utmost loyalty and obedience could make anyone a little moody and testy.
The author built a world that was alien to me but also at the same time, I was transported to a time and place that had me rooting for the young brothers, who were surrounded by forces outside their control.
It is a fantastical world full of magic, monsters, and epic battles. The story lets the brothers, who are twins and have very different skill sets and very different access to magical power, to work together to bring down the ‘bad guy’, well we hope that they are able to do that anyway. One of the brothers has access to way too much power, and the other has to find external ways harness the small amount of power that he has access to so he can use it to his advantage. There is no sibling rivalry, they support each other and have each other’s backs when needed.
This is a world I am looking forward to reading more about. I am interested in reading the next book.
I was given a copy of this book by the author through Voracious Readers Only, this has had no impact on this review. I hope others find the time to take a look at this book.
Japanese YA adventure!
Follow three privileged teens who face the realities of growing up. Interesting, unpredictable, YA story and characters set in a Japanese magical world.
Disclaimer: I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
The main reason this didn’t get a perfect score from me was it felt like there was a book I’d missed with information that would have made some things more clear. I’m interested in the next book which may help me to understand things better. I found the interactions between ‘magic’ and ‘science’ interesting. I didn’t want t put the book down. I read half of the book the first day before I ran out of time! It’s what I call a short book, just over 200 pages.