Format: Ebook, 416 pages
Release Date: September 27, 2022
Publisher: Entangled: Teen
Source: Publisher
Genre: Young Adult / Fantasy / Korean Folklore
After the destruction of her entire Talon gang,
eighteen-year-old Shin Lina—the Reaper of Sunpo—is forced to become a
living, breathing weapon for the kingdom’s most-feared crime lord. All
that keeps her from turning on her ruthless master is the life of her
beloved little sister hanging in the balance. But the order to steal a
priceless tapestry from a Dokkaebi temple incites not only the wrath of a
legendary immortal, but the beginning of an unwinnable game…
Suddenly
Lina finds herself in the dreamlike realm of the Dokkaebi, her fate in
the hands of its cruel and captivating emperor. But she can win her
life—if she kills him first.
Now a terrible game of life and
death has begun, and even Lina's swift, precise blade is no match for
the magnetic Haneul Rui. Lina will have to use every weapon in her
arsenal if she wants to outplay this cunning king and save her
sister...all before the final grain of sand leaks out of the hourglass.
Because one way or another, she'll take Rui's heart.
Even if it means giving up her own.
Last of the Talons, by Sophie Kim, is the first installment in the authors Talons trilogy. Think of Last of the Talons as Labyrinth with Six of Crows, but with Korean mythology and goblins called Dokkaebi. This story is set to the backdrop of the fictional Kingdom of Sunpo. After the destruction of her entire Talon family one year ago, 18-year-old Shin Lina; the Reaper of Sunpo, is forced to become a living, breathing weapon for the kingdom’s most-feared crime lord, Konrarnd Kalmin.
All that keeps Lina from turning on Kalmin is the life of her beloved little sister, Eunbi, which hangs in the balance if Lina betrays him in anyway. Kalmin orders Lina to steal a priceless tapestry from a Dokkaebi temple which has been abandoned for centuries. A tapestry that is said to be woven with priceless jewels. When Kalmin is kidnapped, his second Asina gives Lina 30 days to bring him back or her sister will face the consequences of her failure.
After she fails for a game called Mouse Trap, Lina ends up in Gyeulcheon, the land of immortals, where the terrible Emperor Haneul Rui makes her an offer she can't refuse. She has 14 days to kill him, or he will kill her and she'll never see her sister again. The catch is that Rui is actually the Pied Piper who has lured humans to his realm where they are mostly servants to the immortals who live there. Now a terrible game of life and death has begun, and even Lina's swift, precise blade is no match for the magnetic Haneul Rui.
Lina will have to use every weapon in her arsenal if she wants to outplay this cunning king and save her sister...all before the final grain of sand leaks out of the hourglass. This is also an emotional story. Both Lina and Rui have tragic backstories. The plot is literally unpredictable. In every chapter we have Lina and Rui with their conversations that lead to something really unexpected. He teases and taunts her and slowly begins to care for her, wanting to support and be there for her and is in awe of her strength and bravery.
This is literally an enemies become something more with a little betrayal and some surprises thrown in to keep your attention. I wasn't aware that this was going to be a trilogy, but heaven help me, and the sun doesn't stop shining, I'll continue the series to see what happens next in Lina's adventures.
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