Reviewed: May 27th, 2024
Released: February 4th, 2023
Genre: Dark Fantasy
Fate wants me dead. I won’t allow that.
Sakura:
When the hateful shogun murders my family, I flee through the mysterious Ancestors Portal. But instead of reuniting with my loved ones, I’m dragged into a realm inhabited by vicious shapeshifter clans locked in endless feuds. Bloody competitions have replaced outright war, but death haunts me at every turn.
I must survive at all costs. My childhood love needs to know what became of us, and I want revenge, but I never expected to fall in love with the hellhound who hunted me.
Or to be a prime candidate for the great lords’ barbaric, ritualized sacrifice.
If I survive, it will only be to watch my lover compete in the champions’ death-match. He’ll be torn apart if I can’t save him, but what price will a powerful lord of the fox clan ask me to pay?
Surviving fate seems impossible. Or maybe I misunderstood my fate in the first place.
Helen’s Thoughts: 4/5
An enjoyable Asian inspired fantasy adventure with shapeshifters living in a harsh world of kill or be killed. Sakura’s family is betrayed and sentenced to death. She manages to flee through a portal, but ends up somewhere even worse and is bound into slavery.
An unexpected friendship blossoms as Sakura tries to survive. She wants her family name to endure, and for her childhood friend to know what happened to her.
Must admit I’m team Rivaan and not a fan of Chiyo. If Chiyo’s task was to protect Sakura, then why did he abandon her to further his own training? I’ll be interested to see how he redeems himself. Looking forward to understanding more of the kitsune and the part Sakura has to play. And isn’t that a beautiful cover?
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