Michael Barnes
I found this narrative as engaging and action packed as the first with the bonus of having a background on each of the characters in this chosen family/scoobygang and drives providing a richer story. It begins almost immediately after the events in Ocean's Godori. Once again I would search various terms as they came up, which someone mor familiar with Korean culture mightnot need to but I found it added to the experience.
When I read some authors of action filled narratives I find myself skipping the fight scenes as I lose track (or if I am honest, I don't find it engaging when all know the hero is going to succeed no matter how dire the circumstances seem) but not so with Elaine U. Cho's work. The descriptions are clear and they provide supporting details which hold my attention.
Phoenix and Teo are very effectively counterpointing our swoony-yearny-KDrama pair of Ocean and Haven. I'm pleased that they have more than what Joseph Campbell called (in that memorable Bill Moyers series) "the zeal of the organs for each other," but equally pleased they're not shilly-shallying around. Lest I leave someone with the wrong impression, this story is not steamy. It's passionate, just not graphic, more the "fire flickered and died" way.
The story is resolved in consistent and positive way, there is more I would like to know (the earing worn by Ocean for example) and with some of the bad'uns having escaped at the end means there can certainly more to tell. I have seen a reading app categorise it as a Duology and the authors website makes no mention of any further works in this solar system I would be happy to read more.
I found this narrative as engaging and action packed as the first with the bonus of having a background on each of the characters in this chosen family/scoobygang and drives providing a richer story. It begins almost immediately after the events in Ocean's Godori. Once again I would search various terms as they came up, which someone mor familiar with Korean culture mightnot need to but I found it added to the experience.
When I read some authors of action filled narratives I find myself skipping the fight scenes as I lose track (or if I am honest, I don't find it engaging when all know the hero is going to succeed no matter how dire the circumstances seem) but not so with Elaine U. Cho's work. The descriptions are clear and they provide supporting details which hold my attention.
Phoenix and Teo are very effectively counterpointing our swoony-yearny-KDrama pair of Ocean and Haven. I'm pleased that they have more than what Joseph Campbell called (in that memorable Bill Moyers series) "the zeal of the organs for each other," but equally pleased they're not shilly-shallying around. Lest I leave someone with the wrong impression, this story is not steamy. It's passionate, just not graphic, more the "fire flickered and died" way.
The story is resolved in consistent and positive way, there is more I would like to know (the earing worn by Ocean for example) and with some of the bad'uns having escaped at the end means there can certainly more to tell. I have seen a reading app categorise it as a Duology and the authors website makes no mention of any further works in this solar system I would be happy to read more.