Wrath of The Talons is an exquisite fantasy story about pent-up female rage, grief, and loss. This story is narrated from the point of view of Shin Lina, Sunpo’s Reaper and is highly-trained fighter and assassin that does the bidding of the Blackbloods, the kingdom’s local gang that took everything from her. But when she suddenly angers Haneul Rui, the Dokkaebi emperor, her life is once more upended as she ends up in a deadly bargain with the king: kill or be killed. 

What I liked about this book is that the story simply started as a tragedy. It didn’t sugarcoat grief and the desire to just fuck up everything around you. We see Lina’s life unfold in a manner where she carries a lot of anger and regret and these traits emphasize the story’s character. Moreover, the tragic nature of Lina’s story was a way of depicting this book as something that focuses on revenge but is also vaguely romantic in the tension and longing between the characters. I’m looking forward to where the sequel takes Lina and Rui <3 

I saw that the trilogy was ending this year so I immediately decided to start the first book!