Week 4 Review: Seven Deadly Shadows

From Goodreads:
Kira Fujikawa has always been a girl on the fringe. Bullied by her peers and ignored by her parents, the only place Kira's ever felt at home is at her grandfather's Shinto shrine, where she trains to be a priestess.

But Kira's life is shattered on the night her family's shrine is attacked by a vicious band of yokai demons. With the help of Shiro—the shrine's gorgeous half-fox, half-boy kitsune—Kira discovers that her shrine harbors an ancient artifact of great power . . . one the yokai and their demon lord, Shuten-doji, will use to bring down an everlasting darkness upon the world.

Unable to face the Shuten-doji and his minions on her own, Kira enlists the aid of seven ruthless shinigami—or death gods—to help stop the brutal destruction of humankind. But some of the death gods aren't everything they initially seemed, nor as loyal to Kira's cause as they first appeared.

With war drawing nearer by the day, Kira realizes that if this unlikely band of heroes is going to survive, they're going to have to learn to work together, confront their demons, and rise as one to face an army of unimaginable evil. 

My Review:
I enjoyed reading this book so much! I enjoyed getting to see this world, getting to know these characters, go on this adventure! It was a fun read, and I'm really glad that it exists! I thoroughly enjoyed the other Courtney Alameda book that I have read, and while I haven't read any by Valynne E. Maetani before, if I get the chance, I'll read by both again! 

I'm not all that knowledgeable about the lore of Japan, so there were a lot of terms that went over my head, that were part of this world, because this is part of that world. So that was a bit of a stumbling block, but not a insurmountable one!

I really enjoyed getting to know these characters, Kira and Shiro, were our main characters and entertaining to read about! But there were also the Shinigami that she recruited, like Shimida and
Yaza, though I would've liked a bit more development for both. Details for Shimida, though those might be out there, not in this book. Yaza, because it was a pretty quick turn around.

So I raged for Kira, for her family's response to the attack and her subsequent actions. I mean, they didn't initially know the extent of the attack, well, they were pretty uncaring and cruel in measures. And they caused more stress for Kira, plus everything that was going on, that wasn't good. But it did work out, and the ending worked out, so that was great!

This was a fantastic read, and I enjoyed the experience!

Authors: Courtney Alameda and Valynne E. Maetani
Read: January 23rd, 2020
Source: Edelweiss
Reason Why: Sounded really great, and yeah, it's a SAC 2020 Book and a WoW Book!
Publisher: Quill Tree Books
Expected Publication: January 28th 2020

5/5 Hearts

4.5/5 Books

5/5 Stars