Dani ❤️ Perspective of a Writer’s Reviews > Soul of the Sword > Status Update

The combining was interesting. The Genno betrayal obvious. I would have burned it instead... same amount of delay. More travel! 😩

She hunts down Tatsumi’s soul and finds him all chained up behind a wall of ice. She uses her fox fire to free him. Now they fight the demon!

Loved the illusion on illusion... I suspected that right away but that is H’s arrogance... loved seeing Tatsumi’s memories... I wish we could have seen more. Makes sense he’s in the castle. Neat too that before the elder kitsune gave her a bit of his power. Strong end!

Ohhh Taka’s has a dream! And no one survives...

But come on! Nothing much happens.

For 10% it’s all rather boring rehash... that’s probably what bugs me about this book.... so much duplication. We don’t need to read a lesser experience on the shadow road. Just skip it if it’s not going to be better! I liked how they figured out the riddle after poor Jairo’s death. And the settings continue to be magnificent like the hall of heroes.

She learns in her dream of H’s plan. At first D was going to leave but the ronin convinced him to stay that they would fail otherwise. They go to a tea ceremony and are threatened. We learn S is calling in a favor to stop H from getting to the temple.

Yumeko is visited by the kitsune elder again... he teaches her to use her fox fire in the dream world. And they visit a dream where the robin and noble are acting like lovers... and then they move on to Tatsumi’s dream...? We go to Suki’s POV and learn Seigetsu-sama has been manipulating fate thru Taku’s visions. And a new vision reveals she is lingering out of love!

H makes a deal with G after killed the mage’s blood witch and getting the army to swear allegiance to him.

Hakaimono goes into the forest and fights some man eating heads which was really cool. He’s been infected with mercy not being nearly as ruthless as he once was. He’s joining mage Genno and his quest to take over the empire... for a price!