Lower your gaze. The light is not for you
Ex-soldier Sunho lives in the Under World, with no recollection of his previous life. He does odd jobs to scrape by, until he comes across the chance of a lifetime: capture the girl who wields the light.
Ren is a spirited acrobat with a hidden magic - when her family is attacked by a humanlike demon, she releases a blast of silver light to kill the monster. Suffering a devastating loss, she now must save her beloved uncle from succumbing to a poisoned wound.
Following the creature's trail, Ren's path collides with Sunho's; but he doesn't realise that she is the girl he is hunting. As the two grow closer, they soon realise that their pasts - and destinies - are more entwined than they could possibly have imagined . . .
Final Fantasy meets Shadow and Bone in this unputdownable romantic fantasy from the New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea.
TROPES
Strangers-to-allies-to-lovers
Grumpy x sunshine x
Found family
Hidden identity
Amnesia
AUTHORS LOVE THIS!
'Exquisite' Sue Lynn Tan
'Enthralling' Judy I. Lin
READERS LOVE THE FLOATING WORLD
'I really couldn't put this book down if my life depended on it'
'Romance, Fantasy, Action, Adventure! This book has it ALL!'
'Truly. My soul? Shattered. My heart? Belongs to Ren and Sunho. My brain? Still screaming into the void about that ENDING'
'I was FLYING through the pages '
'She is truly the Miyazaki of books'
Autorentext
Axie Oh is the New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea, XOXO and ASAP, and the Rebel Seoul series. Born in New York City and raised in New Jersey, she studied Korean history and creative writing as an undergrad at the University of California San Diego and holds an MFA in Writing for Young People from Lesley University. Her passions include K-pop, anime, stationery supplies, and milk tea, and she currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada, with her dogs, Toro and Leila.