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A review by buriedinbooks
Pahua and the Soul Stealer by Lori M. Lee
4.0
4/5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Thank you to the publishers and Net Galley for giving me a copy of this book! This is my honest review, all views are my own.
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Pahua and the Soul Stealer is a fast-paced, comedic, and wholesome adventure about a girl who rights her mistakes and journeys to the Spirit Realm to save her brother… with the help of some friends, of course!
While there are a couple of loose threads and less-than-well-explained areas, overall this book was super fun! I loved learning about Hmong mythology surrounding their different realms and spiritfolk, especially their shamans and shaman-warriors. Pahua was a great character with a lot of complexities. She makes mistakes, but tries her best to right her wrongdoings. She’s very caring and will fight tooth and nail for those that she loves. She also has a good head on her shoulders, as she is intelligent enough to recognize when a situation requires a tactful approach, resulting in her outsmarting the enemy without having to battle it out. Her companions were equally as memorable and good, with both Miv and Zhong having shining personalities that created a great group dynamic throughout their adventure. The only things I wasn’t the hugest fan of were the parts where the storytelling that Zhong would do would be packed with a ton of information, making it confusing and overwhelming to follow. It took away from my immersion into the story, so it knocked the final rating down a little bit… But the foreshadowed plot twists near the final battle were jaw-dropping!
This is a really enjoyable book. 4 stars.
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Thank you to the publishers and Net Galley for giving me a copy of this book! This is my honest review, all views are my own.
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Pahua and the Soul Stealer is a fast-paced, comedic, and wholesome adventure about a girl who rights her mistakes and journeys to the Spirit Realm to save her brother… with the help of some friends, of course!
While there are a couple of loose threads and less-than-well-explained areas, overall this book was super fun! I loved learning about Hmong mythology surrounding their different realms and spiritfolk, especially their shamans and shaman-warriors. Pahua was a great character with a lot of complexities. She makes mistakes, but tries her best to right her wrongdoings. She’s very caring and will fight tooth and nail for those that she loves. She also has a good head on her shoulders, as she is intelligent enough to recognize when a situation requires a tactful approach, resulting in her outsmarting the enemy without having to battle it out. Her companions were equally as memorable and good, with both Miv and Zhong having shining personalities that created a great group dynamic throughout their adventure. The only things I wasn’t the hugest fan of were the parts where the storytelling that Zhong would do would be packed with a ton of information, making it confusing and overwhelming to follow. It took away from my immersion into the story, so it knocked the final rating down a little bit… But the foreshadowed plot twists near the final battle were jaw-dropping!
This is a really enjoyable book. 4 stars.