*I received an eARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

3.5/5

Enter the world of the Silver Court. A advanced society living on the moon where the empire is passed down from empress to empress. Only through a traditional coming-of-age ceremony can the next empress be crowned and gifted the family sword. But Kaguya - the current princess - no matter how many times she is yelled at to become train, study harder and be ready, just isn’t interested in the responsibility of empress yet. That is, until it’s too late.

Blade of the Moon Princess vol 1 hits you so fast with so much. It is information upon action upon world-building upon character explanations. There is so much going on right from the get-go. It’s a little intimidating and hard to read. I do see the potential for an amazing story though.

The art is pretty straight forward and I really like the design of Kaguya. There is dialogue all the time. Every single frame. This is definitely an action book with a lot of character. I would totally watch it if it was adapted into an anime for sure.

If I have the opportunity to read Vol 2 I would not be opposed. I’m interested to see how this story will unfold.