Rating (Out of 5): ~3-3.5
Publisher: Yen Press
Release Date: June 23, 2015
Volumes: 5.
Spoilers?: No.
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Volume: 2.
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Goodreads Synopsis:
Five years of
inconceivable peace after two hundred years of war left erstwhile
saboteur Toru Acura without a job or a meaning in life--until he saves a
mysterious wizard with a coffin on her back. But when the
coffin-wielding, silver-haired Chaika Trabant hires Toru and his sister,
Akari, to accompany her on a death-defying journey, Toru's life of
mind-numbing, meaningless peace is about to end!
Review:
Going into this
volume with little knowledge of it, I wasn’t expecting this.
Firstly, Toru lives
with his sister. After a bad experience, he refuses to work, or do much of
anything. I’m not sure why. His sister keeps pushing him to do something, to
help out, though. Toru is a pretty average guy; he’s all right. Akari, his
sister, though, is in love with him. In a very creepy way. I’m not a fan of
her.
But then Toru meets
and helps Chaika, a mysterious girl traveling in the area. Chaika later hires
him and his sister to help her in her quest.
I would read more
of this series for Chaika alone. She’s younger, I think, and speaks broken
English which is charming, and I think she’s adorable and super sweet. I like her a lot, and even
I’m surprised by how much.
There’s also the
bigger plot—that someone’s after Chaika, and she’s trying to get back something
that was taken from her. We’re given hints to her past, and the volume ends
with Toru beginning to tell Chaika about his.
Mostly, I liked
Chaika. I’m intrigued by the people who are after her, as well. I’m not sure if
I’m going to read more, but I’m intrigued.
