The Moonlight Blade

Narra Jal is the kind of character I relate to on a personal level, one who has had life decided for her by things that are out of her control. Life isn't always sunshine and roses and Narra knows it.

When put into a no-win situation she chooses to fight, to fight not only for herself but for her mother and for her ability to survive not only the trials but life in general.

While she walks into the trials blind she finds.... well you'll just have to read it to find out.

I'll be honest, I don't know much about Phillipino lore so I went into this book somewhat blind but truly enjoyed it, the magic system was unique, and characters you find yourself caring about.  The Moonlight Blade is a great book if you're looking for someone to root for.

While this was a four star read for me, I understand the criticisms that some readers gave it, I mean the name thing, which made me laugh when I read that, but I think people were hard on this book and needed to remember this is a YA book, and keeping that in mind it's a solid four star read for me.