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Belinda
May 18, 2009 rated it really liked it
Shelves: read-in-2009, fantasy
One thing I usually hate about sequels, is that the author always feels the need to recap the last book and rehash physical descriptions of the characters before they can get on with the story. For someone who is reading the books in quick succession, this can be quite tedious. Not so with Kylie Chan's books. Without a backwards glance, she dives right into the adventures of Emma Donahoe as she battles demons, protects the ones she loves and tries to figure out one important question: what the b ...more
Tahlia Newland
Feb 14, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: fantasy
This was even better than White Tiger. The plot thickens, we go deeper into the world & philosophy of the Taoist Gods and learn about the workings of the different kinds of energies used in the highest forms of Martial Arts. I want to learn Qui Gong now.

The main characters deepen and new abilities blossom along with questions about who or what they really are. The 'real' world of Hong Kong is is clearly portrayed so that you feel you are there, and it's beautifully mixed with the paranormal/spi
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Jenny Delandro
Aug 09, 2010 rated it really liked it
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Lindsay
Jan 15, 2009 rated it really liked it
Shelves: fantasy, z2009
Skillfully created story with wonderful characters and a gripping storyline.
Ceels
Jan 31, 2008 rated it really liked it
Had some seriously annoying writing habits and the odd internal inconsistency, but very enjoyable reads. The action moves right along and they have lots of interesting information, though a tendency to clunky exposition.
Sheree
Nov 26, 2008 marked it as to-read
Melissa
Jan 01, 2010 rated it really liked it
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Caitlin
Jan 25, 2010 rated it it was amazing
Kathryn
Mar 04, 2010 rated it it was amazing
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Matthew Cranley
Mar 12, 2010 rated it it was amazing
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Mar 27, 2010 rated it really liked it
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Dee-Ann
May 23, 2010 rated it really liked it
Belinda. Hamilton
Jul 11, 2010 rated it it was amazing
Howie
Jul 31, 2010 rated it really liked it
Alaine
Nov 13, 2010 rated it liked it
Shelves: fantasy
Rakgi
May 09, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Melissa
Jun 13, 2011 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: mythology
Jasmine
Aug 03, 2011 rated it liked it
Douglas
Oct 03, 2011 rated it it was amazing
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Aug 14, 2013 rated it liked it
Jo-Anne
Aug 03, 2017 rated it it was amazing
Kevin Xu
Aug 02, 2020 rated it it was ok