Shan Westfall - half Chinese, half American, 100-percent kung fu badass - is on a mission to recover five mystical jade animals before they fall into the wrong hands. Over 15 years ago, Shan's mother led a secret society of female martial artists sworn to protect the statues. When the Jade Circle lost four of the five statues during a murderous attack on their sanctuary, 12-year-old Shan's destiny was sealed. It was she who carried the remaining tiger statue all the way to America; she who felt it clawing at her with the need to recover the crane, snake, leopard and dragon. The Circle was destroyed that night, and Shan hasn't seen her mother since.
Shan has grown up under the tiger's unforgiving influence and the shadow of her mother's legacy. Her quest to recover the statues takes her to upstate New York and Ian Dashall, a geeky but brave archaeology professor, and then on to France and England with Ian at her side.
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"Enjoyable but could have been fleshed out more. I would have liked it more if there was more into the characters and especially if the we could have learned more about Shan's mother. I hope this author writes again. She has a lot of potential. " — Cindi (4 out of 5 stars)
"Enjoyable but could have been fleshed out more. I would have liked it more if there was more into the characters and especially if the we could have learned more about Shan's mother. I hope this author writes again. She has a lot of potential. "
" This was definitely not a young adult book, but I really appreciated the way the author described the fight scenes so well. "
" Listened to this on the long drives to and from classes. DH thought I'd like it. This book seemed like it was written to be made into a fantasy martial arts film. Kinda cheesy but okay. Quite descriptive of the violence and a sex scene between two main characters. "
" This fun, action-packed story is a melange of Indiana Jones and kung fu flick: an archaeology professor and a martial artist pursue stolen jade animals with mystical powers. "
" This has become a comfort book I come back to again and again - it's my go-to book every time I'm sad or sick or just need a burst of fun, romance, and kick-ass, female-led martial arts. I absolutely love it! "
" Enjoyable but could have been fleshed out more. I would have liked it more if there was more into the characters and especially if the we could have learned more about Shan's mother. I hope this author writes again. She has a lot of potential. "
Jenn Reese writes speculative fiction for readers of all ages. Her first novel, Above World, was a finalist for the 2012 Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy. A Game of Fox & Squirrels was a finalist for the 2020 Nebula Award.
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