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Circle of Shadows eBook Evelyn Skye Reviews

I thoroughly enjoyed the uniqueness of this story as a fantasy it really stands out among the ones I read. Heading into to 2019 it nice to see a fresher take on the fantasy genre. We have Taiga warriors who can weave magic and are superior warriors but they can not do both, that is significant cause the evil Ryu does not have that same hang up they can use magic in a vastly superior way.

This story is perfect in that it was epic, deadly and it will make readers feel nervous, scared and terrified of the outcome. I love books that can draw me in and have me sitting on the edge of my seat not wanting to put the book down. I love that there were some really nice twists and turns that were hinting at in the beginning but by the time they showed up I had forgotten the hints. I like being surprised and that I may know how the ending gonna play out but the author gives it a nice twist so it not quite as predictable.

They could have been some more description of the magic system at the beginning like how Gemini bonds are formed and why this new ryu have this magic how no one could not know about it before. I am hoping for some more background in maybe a novella or in the next book.
This book was part of the January 2019 Scribbler box. I didn't know anything about it in advance, and some of it annoyed me in the delivery. In no way do I think this was a bad book. It just wasn't a spectacular book, and I expect to be wowed if the curated books are supposed to examples of the best modern authors are doing.

To the book itself, we start with a group of level 12 apprentices who are about to show their young Empress a recreation of the battle she had with her twin brother to earn control of the kingdom. It is a clever way to give us backstory and establish personal relationships with the 4 main apprentices whose motto is "Work hard; mischief harder."

A lot of this is Japanese inspired without being Japanese. I was bored of this element, which might have been another case of "this book isn't for you." The Dragon Prince's magical warriors were called Ryuu. A bar Spirt and Wolf visited was an Iz. All shallow Japanese references.

My favorite character was probably Daemon, so his character reveal near the end was very cool. I also enjoyed that he shifted out of his pining for Sorah and realized the value of someone else who was in his inner circle. I hope that relationship lasts, but I doubt the author will do that. It somewhat defies convention.

There are some great writing setups and planning in this story. We get the fairy tale that explains Daemon long before we as readers learn that about him. Fairy's brave act has the seeds of it planted long before she decides to do it. Broomstick is given moments where he can shine with political strategy. In the entire thing, there is an examination of pair bonds, whether twins, sisters, or the magical gemina pairings of Spirit/Wolf and Fairy/Broomstick.

Decent fantasy in the end. I may not continue the series, but that doesn't mean other readers won't enjoy it.
A high fantasy that involves gods and an empire divided, with magical warriors fighting to serve the one they are sworn to, Circle of Shadows has an interesting magical system for its world-building, but the plot is quite predictable. This book had caught my eye because, well, magical ninjas. However, it does not really have much of Japanese culture in it beyond the warriors, some names, and the clothing is ambiguously Asian? The main characters, Sora and Daemon, are the top warriors in their graduating class, in an Academy where kids are trained to be the Empress' sworn warriors as well as the central law enforcement. They are young, and thus not entirely believed when they come back with a report (from their first mission) of the rise of a supposedly dead prince, who had caused a massacre a decade ago, and may be rising to challenge his sister, the Empress again.

Armed with new magic, the Dragon Prince Gin is recruiting warriors to his cause via mind control. The native magic of the warriors is to use mudras to get animalistic abilites like enhanced sight, speed and strength, but the new ryuu magic is much more versatile and expansive. Sora and Daemon first have to spy, then fight him with the help of whatever warriors are left untouched by the mind control, which has them at a disadvantage as ryuu magic is more powerful. Coupled with that, Sora has a personal stake in the matter as Gin was the cause of the nursery fire in which she lost her sister. Daemon, meanwhile has a mysterious past that gets hinted at the end of the book.

The magic of the book is its strong point, as it is explored in different aspects. The plotline, however, is predictable, with most twists clued in quite a while ago. Still, it benefits from engaging writing and a good pace, so you are enjoying the story nevertheless. The antagonist could be developed better, in my opinion, because right now he is just Generic Bad Royal #23.
A must read for YA and fantasy lover!