Monsters are real. And I might be one of them.
Kaz Deva definitely has her demons. She’s a half-Asian teenager with a chip on her shoulder and a home life she desperately wants to escape. But then she witnesses the impossible – her mother killing a monster without breaking a sweat. And suddenly her world is turned upside down.
Kaz discovers she comes from a long-line of demon-slayers stretching all the way back to the Goddess Kali herself. An ancient deity who seems to have plans for her.
Kaz is dragged right into the middle of a supernatural war, and everything she thought she knew turns out to be a lie. Except her feelings for a guy she can never have.
As she learns the truth of who she is and where she comes from, something awakens inside her. Something cold and ruthless. It could make her almost invincible. But it could also drive her to darkness.
With the battle between Warriors and demons becoming ever more deadly, Kaz must find a way to survive her destiny and save the people she loves.
Can she embrace her power and become the Warrior the world needs?
Feisty heroines, epic action and a touch of romance – Buffy meets Shadowhunters in Book One of this thrilling and diverse young adult urban fantasy series ‘Daughter of Kali’
Praise for the ‘Daughter of Kali’ series:
‘Fast-paced, sometimes gritty, demon slaying fun’
Earik Beann, author of ‘Killing Adam’
‘What starts out as just an ordinary world follows into the rabbit hole of magic and mythology which is also cleverly linked to the Hindu faith’
Lee Hall, author of ‘The Teleporter’
‘This book is simply incredible… a solid five stars’
Kitiera Morey, author of ‘Edge of Dystopia: Maelstrom’
‘Redolent of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, with demons and devils replacing vampires, combined with the darker, sacrificial elements of Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom’
Amazon reviewer
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" a really fun read with an excellent take on the genre"
Reviewer: Angel for Bookangel.
Kaz Devi is young teenager, dealing with school life and a difficult mother at home. But when some children go missing in the local area and she sees the new substitute maths teacher as a demon, her reality starts crashing down around her. When she finds out that it is true and that her mother is a Warrior, sworn to hunt down demons, that things take a turn for the strange. Finding out that there is a hidden war going on, that a secret sect is responsible for protecting the world from demons and that her mother is actually the best they have just adds more complication. The stakes become even higher when it appears the demons have found a way to open a portal to give them free access to the world. Leaving Kaz and her friends caught up in the battle to prevent it happening, while trying to comprehend everything she thought she knew.
This is an urban fantasy that takes several influences like Buffy and adds it's own twist to the story. The story seems simple, but keeps unfolding new surprises and continues to escalate with each new chapter. Taking it's background from Indian culture and faiths, but intertwining others as well, it feels like a fresh take on the stories that keeps a superb balance between the old and new and how the characters interact. It also touches on several themes of racism and culture which help to ground the book in the everyday. The highlight of the book is the characterisation and dialogue between the characters. Each of them brings something different to the story and it also manages to call out several tropes during the course of the story, all of which add to the fun. The interplay between them isn't just limited to taking on demons, but touches on themes of family, friendship and loss that only adds to the stakes they face. It helps that the story is descriptive and clever, making use of the genre but also expanding it to give a real feel to what they face.
The only minor gripe is that character of Em, who seems overly-capable of all things internet and that once again, people in power always do stupid things in the present to cover up stupid things they did in the past. Even if it might mean the destruction of the world. But these are still minor nitpicks.
This is a really fun read with an excellent take on the genre and I'm certainly interested to find out what happens in the rest of the series.
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