The Name of the Blade, Book One: The Night Itself
by:
Zoë Marriott (author)
Format: kindle
ASIN: B00DIA8T34
Publish date: June 20th 2013
Publisher: Walker
Pages no: 368
Edition language: English
Series: The Name of the Blade (#1)
I have a theory: The longer you follow the creation and publication of a book, the better the chance you'll snatch it up from your local bookstore (or Netgalley, whichever comes first.) It was true for me with "Cinder", and it definitely was the case with "The Night Itself". See the Book Lantern f...
4.5 stars rounded up because it made me think of the anime greats of my childhood. Really fantastic story, loads of action, witty characters and the coolest set of mythological creatures since Percy Jackson. It'll be a long wait for book 2! Full review to come.
I'm a huge fan of Zoe Marriott, I absolutely love her writing style and have been waiting to get my hands on The Night Itself since I first heard about it over a year ago. As you can imagine I had high expectations for this novel and I'm happy to say Zoe that absolutely smashed them! This is a fabul...
Appealing heroine in Mio who takes her grandfather's sword for a costume party (teenagers) and unleashes strange and dark powers and makes terrible enemies. With trusty best friend, Jack (a girl actually) and another special friend (no spoiler) and with the aid of fox spirits (in the grand tradition...
NEKOMATA. Nuff said!