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Yona, Princesse de l'Aube T29
by Mizuho Kusanagi
Feb 29, 2024
5/5 stars
June 2, 2020
4.75/5 stars
After being gravely misled by Ogi, Yona, Jaeha, Yoon, and Zeno are captured by the Kai empire. Consequently, Hak agrees to join the Kohka army in order to get back the missing HHB members.
Yona always shines under pressure, and this volume was no exception, I love how far she’s come and how much of a boss she is. As for the other characters, I’m constantly complaining about the villains in this series, but I have to say Cuerbo is probably the best so far. He’s an interesting character, and under different circumstances I probably could have liked him. I despise Advisor Kye-sook and his attitude towards our heroes, but I also acknowledge that he makes the story more fascinating and I like how cold and calculating he is. Kye-sook really takes advantage of the situations he’s place in and uses whatever and whomever is available to him. I also appreciate that he can see just how valuable Hak is as a warrior, and I hope that comes into play in the future. I also never thought I’d be so happy to be seeing Vold and Algira again. It's adorable how much more affectionate Hak is towards his friends over the course of the series!
Again, the dragons are being targeted by Gobi, who is allied with Cuerbo of the Kai Empire, for their powers. I hate that this is happening to them, and all I want for them is to be safe and happy, and its always rough seeing them having to fight when they're already hurt and tired.
And then we have the battle between Kohka and Kai. I thought it so sweet that Kija and Shin-ah were looking out for Hak, and this was a battle I was genuinely invested in because we’ve watched the Fire Tribe work so hard to rebuild themselves, so to potentially have that torn away again? The Fire Tribe really is putting themselves on the line for this one, and it annoyed me to no end to see the Sky Tribe forcing them up front. In general I prefer reading fantasy stories that don’t involve wars/giant battles, not that I have anything against them, my preferences just lie elsewhere. But oh, how Kusanagi blew this one out of the park. Giving Hak the opportunity to lead a battalion, and seeing him so successfully raise morale, and lead and care for his troops, it was so incredible. I love seeing how capable of a leader Hak is, and he was really in his element here. I’m not usually one to have crushes on fictional characters (and if I were my pick would be Jaeha), but I fell a bit in love with Hak in this volume. And the way the battle went back and forth between scenes of a younger Su-won and Hak devising war tactics and those war tactics actually being put into action was brilliant. Su-won is a person Hak cannot get away from no matter how hard he tries and this insertion of those memories with Su-won made the scene all the more emotionally impactful. But what really added to the heartbreak was the fact that Hak has realized just how much he’s come to depend on the dragons, just when they’re not there to support him, and Yona giving him strength even though she is not present. I’ve never really thought about it until this point, but one of my favourite parts about the battle scenes in this series is seeing our heroes work together, so to have that aspect suddenly gone was crushing. And then there’s the dragons, I was really unhappy over the idea of them fighting each other, and I’m annoyed that one of the only times Zeno’s using his powers is against our heroes, but their battle scenes were also great.
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5/5 stars
June 2, 2020
4.75/5 stars
After being gravely misled by Ogi, Yona, Jaeha, Yoon, and Zeno are captured by the Kai empire. Consequently, Hak agrees to join the Kohka army in order to get back the missing HHB members.
Yona always shines under pressure, and this volume was no exception, I love how far she’s come and how much of a boss she is. As for the other characters, I’m constantly complaining about the villains in this series, but I have to say Cuerbo is probably the best so far. He’s an interesting character, and under different circumstances I probably could have liked him. I despise Advisor Kye-sook and his attitude towards our heroes, but I also acknowledge that he makes the story more fascinating and I like how cold and calculating he is. Kye-sook really takes advantage of the situations he’s place in and uses whatever and whomever is available to him. I also appreciate that he can see just how valuable Hak is as a warrior, and I hope that comes into play in the future. I also never thought I’d be so happy to be seeing Vold and Algira again. It's adorable how much more affectionate Hak is towards his friends over the course of the series!
Again, the dragons are being targeted by Gobi, who is allied with Cuerbo of the Kai Empire, for their powers. I hate that this is happening to them, and all I want for them is to be safe and happy, and its always rough seeing them having to fight when they're already hurt and tired.
And then we have the battle between Kohka and Kai. I thought it so sweet that Kija and Shin-ah were looking out for Hak, and this was a battle I was genuinely invested in because we’ve watched the Fire Tribe work so hard to rebuild themselves, so to potentially have that torn away again? The Fire Tribe really is putting themselves on the line for this one, and it annoyed me to no end to see the Sky Tribe forcing them up front. In general I prefer reading fantasy stories that don’t involve wars/giant battles, not that I have anything against them, my preferences just lie elsewhere. But oh, how Kusanagi blew this one out of the park. Giving Hak the opportunity to lead a battalion, and seeing him so successfully raise morale, and lead and care for his troops, it was so incredible. I love seeing how capable of a leader Hak is, and he was really in his element here. I’m not usually one to have crushes on fictional characters (and if I were my pick would be Jaeha), but I fell a bit in love with Hak in this volume. And the way the battle went back and forth between scenes of a younger Su-won and Hak devising war tactics and those war tactics actually being put into action was brilliant. Su-won is a person Hak cannot get away from no matter how hard he tries and this insertion of those memories with Su-won made the scene all the more emotionally impactful. But what really added to the heartbreak was the fact that Hak has realized just how much he’s come to depend on the dragons, just when they’re not there to support him, and Yona giving him strength even though she is not present. I’ve never really thought about it until this point, but one of my favourite parts about the battle scenes in this series is seeing our heroes work together, so to have that aspect suddenly gone was crushing. And then there’s the dragons, I was really unhappy over the idea of them fighting each other, and I’m annoyed that one of the only times Zeno’s using his powers is against our heroes, but their battle scenes were also great.
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