A review by cowardthedog18
Pahua and the Soul Stealer by Lori M. Lee

adventurous hopeful informative reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Now this </Spoiler> ⚠️ is for the people who don’t have time to read many books in a limited time or who sadly lost time to read it; no more re-rental points from the library. In a brief summary; Pahua Moua lost her brother by going to a haunted bridge (she felt pity for her loneliness abandoned by her parents) by a vengeful girl. She was supposed to go to the Tree of Souls but Xov sent his demons to bring the spirit to his prison. Now back to Pahua, her brother fell ill over night. So with an idea she went back to the bridge and came across a shaman (student) warrior named Zhong who acts like a reluctant child who acts like a ceo boss. Miv didn’t like her. But Zhong had an idea to go see Shao a cursed immortal man who tested the gods and now a living google search. He was the first person to tell Pahua she is Shee Yee a famous shaman warrior (Zhong idol) and to find her brother is pass the ivory gate. To the sacred grove and in that transport she found out the Bridge spirit took her brother and later going to the hospital to check on her brother there is other kids she took too. Fast forward to the Tree of Souls to get the ax of Shee Yee. Many things went down the demons and the royal warriors-dragons tried to take the ax and Pahua alive but Pahua got to it first but lost Miv in the process. Pahua worried for Miv she and Zhong used the dressed Demon to find the demon camp that took Miv. To realize he is with their leader. They went there by tree travel and once there found out The Bridge Spirit is more powerful and the kids is merely demons now. And Miv is in an elephant tusk cage trapped on the ceiling. Trying to free him she breaks the first seal to Xov prison by the form of love for his son who happens to be his prisoner/assistant Miv. There in his courtyard open field she defeated Kylo Ren ahh villian by using the trauma peach pit she ate earlier to pass the Tree of Souls Trial.  For Xov hated being second best to the older golden child and dead of his wife by his own children. And be bested by Shee Yee himself. As she destroyed his divine spear keeping him physically present. Once out the collapsing tunnel Pahua faces a weaker vengeful spirit girl younger that her brother Matt. When she tried to kill her with the axe something like empathy came over her knowing she knows how it feels to be alone as an outcast, abandoned and with responsibilities to raise someone else. She told the truth about her trauma to the spirit to sympathize with her and than the child let go and moved on. Than all the kids went back home; including Matt. Riding home; Zhong suggested she join The Shaman School and they can face Xov together next time. And Pahua confronted Miv (in a mature way) why he didn’t take her to Xov his father sooner. He admitted he wouldn’t and grew attached to her over the years since he released Shee Yee spirit from the Tree of Spirits and was punished to be a cat with no godhood powers for as long as he’s cursed. And also he had nothing to do with the events that occurred and wished non of it started in the first place for he loved her more than his father’s approval and hoped she got the axe to protect herself. At the hospital her brother is awake and her mom said she can go to the school when she brought it up to her.

Now we wait for volume 2.