Chasing the Secret by Maya Snow

4 stars
R- 0
JF (Actually I was suprised... I'd call it YF/YA)
Violence/blood
Sequel to Sisters of the Sword

Picking up where the first book left off, this is more of Kimi and Hana's story.  As betrayal and cruelty abounds, who can the girls trust?  How will they survive?

Once again, I really enjoyed the story, though I was really surprised that the library has it listed as JF.  I would call this one slightly darker than the first and more violent.  There's a fair amount of blood as the girls fight for their lives against samurai bigger, older and stronger than they.

It's a great story for the right age group, though.  I'm really excited to read the third one, since once again we're absolutely left hanging!

Totally counts for the Support Your Local Library challenge!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Hope you're all having a wonderful holiday! I need to make pies.... maybe if I act stressed enough my husband will go do it for me.... hmmmm....

Sisters of the Sword by Maya Snow
4 Stars
R-0
V
Juvenile or young adult fiction

In the world of the samurai, two sisters must hide their identities and master the sword if they wish to avenge their father and brothers. Dark, but I really liked it. I love the culture and I thought this was a good representation. It is the first of a series, I warn you, which I did not know until I got to the end of the book and things weren't all nicely resolved. It came out this year, so no others are out yet.
On a similar note, check out the book Little Sister.... by... someone. I can't remember. Kara Dalkey. The sequel is called The Heavenward Path.