This book was received as an ARC from Harlequin TEEN (US & Canada) - Inkyard Press in exchange for an honest review. Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own.

I have read the first installment of this series Shadow of the Fox and was very intrigued by the legend of the shadow warrior and the trials and tribulations they had to ensue. Now in Soul of the Sword there was sword created to kill the demon Hakaimono but was kept in a sacred place until the demon was awaken and it is up to Yumeko, the Kitsune shapeshifter to find this sword and kill Hakaimono once and for all. This book had suspense, drama, and action through and through. I especially loved this book so much because it had similarities to the Wonder Woman plot which made it easier to grasp the concept and enjoy the story more. Our community did enjoy Shadow of the Fox and I know they are bound to love this one.

We will consider adding this book to our YFantasy collection at our library. That is why we give this book 5 stars.

I am so thankful I got an advanced readers copy of this book to read and review. I really enjoyed this book and I think it was just as amazing as the first book! The characters and the world were so rich and vivid! I adore the friendship that Yumeko has with the other characters.
Reading this book had me holding my breath and wondering what would happen next!
I highly recommend this book!

This book is making my dnf list though I'm going to retry reading it before the end of the year due to it possibly being because of my work schedual that is making the book seem as slow as the first. This book has everything that I liked about the first Anime like blocking, Yokai -which I always find fascinating- and great description. But the pacing is just too slow for me at the moment. Like I said I plan on re picking this book back up just not at the moment.