4 Stars
368 Pages
Publisher: Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group, Feiwel & Friends
Release Date: April 29, 2025
Genre: Fiction, Sci Fi, Fantasy, Teens, Young Adult, Romance, Korean, Celestial Maidens
Ren lives with a family of troupe performers. They travel the country performing. At their last scheduled stop, a demon attacks them. One uncle is dead, and the other is poisoned. She uses her forbidden magic and light to battle the demon. Unknowingly, she just told the world she was alive. She begins a journey to find where the demon originated.
Sunho is a warrior. He joins a group of mercenaries, but their goal is to protect the girl. He has no memory beyond two years ago. Something happened to him, and he wants to find out what it is. He is on a collision course with Ren. When the two meet, she helps heal him. They have an instant chemistry even though they do not know the role each has.
The story had a building pace, the characters were developed and grew throughout the book. It is written in the third person point of view. If you like Korean myths, you will enjoy reading this book.
