While the plot never lacks for pace or lively fight scenes, nor does it linger to develop the relational powder keg of duplicitous death gods and outcasts working together. Deep relationships are forged within a few pages, and the characters glide through momentous events with relative ease. Maetani YA Fantasy 288 pages Published Januby Harper Collins Kira Fujikawa wants nothing more than to fit in at her prestigious Kyoto high school, but her family is not as wealthy or as prestigious as her classmates’. Unfortunately, there is little payoff in the storytelling. Seven Deadly Shadows by Courtney Alameda and Valynne E. Fans of Julie Kagawa’s Shadow of the Fox and Kat Cho’s Wicked Fox will also appreciate the vivid, sometimes gruesome, writing reminiscent of punchy anime dialogue. Alameda ( Pitch Dark) and Maetani ( Ink and Ashes) render the backdrop with almost reverential care toward accurately depicting the sights and sounds of contemporary Japan, and Kira is a distinctly Japanese character whose sensibilities are refreshingly un-Westernized. She is aided by Shiro, a fox demon with celebrity good looks, and a colorful band of creatures who all have their own motives for joining the fight. 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. Maetani Kira Fujikawa has always been a girl on the fringe.
In this homage to Japanese pop culture, Shinto priestess Kira Fujikawa, 16, must unite a cabal of death gods and reforge an ancient sword in order to defeat the king of hell. Seven Deadly Shadows by Courtney Alameda and Valynne E.
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