The Keeper of Night (The Keeper of Night, #1)
Kylie Lee Baker
Half British Reaper, half Japanese Shinigami, Ren Scarborough has been collecting souls in the London streets for centuries. Expected to obey the harsh hierarchy of the Reapers who despise her, Ren conceals her emotions and avoids her tormentors as best she can. When her failure to control her Shinigami abilities drives Ren out of London, she flees to Japan to seek the acceptance she’s never gotten from her fellow Reapers. Accompanied by her younger brother, the only being on earth to care for her, Ren enters the Japanese underworld to serve the Goddess of Death… only to learn that here, too, she must prove herself worthy. Determined to earn respect, Ren accepts an impossible task—find and eliminate three dangerous Yokai demons—and learns how far she’ll go to claim her place at Death’s side.
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0**I was provided an audiobook ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.**
Kylie Lee Baker presents The Keeper of Night, a story about a girl caught in between two bloodlines- Shinigami and Reaper. Ren serves the gods of death as best she is able and is determined to find the place where she fits in. When manifestation of her Shinigami heritage makes it dangerous for her to continue living in London among the Reapers, Ren makes for Japan. Accompanied by her brother, Ren finds that the move to Japan comes with challenges for her to earn her place among the Shinigami. Ren is determined to gain respect and belonging. To do so, she may have to learn that she is more than the sum of the parts of her bloodline.
I enjoyed this book. It was fine. I found that the pacing continuously moved forward and that Ren's struggles were understandable. I did find that Ren read young despite her reported age of being around 200ish years old. I wrote this off as being the adolescent age of Reapers and Shinigami along with the book being young adult and moved forward. I do think that Ren's lack of emotional maturity led to her coming across as a superficial sort of character. I also felt similarly about her brother and her love interest. I was not invested in the miscommunication with her brother or the conflict with her love interest when that came up. And though I read the book quickly, I don't think the story will stay with me due to my lack of investment in the characters. It came across as a junk food sort of read- fun and enjoyable but lacking a ton of substance.
However, this book is perfect for fans of anime/manga, particularly in the age group for which it was intended. I actually requested it because I love anime/manga, and think it was possibly just a mismatch for me personally and what creates impact for me as a reader. Readers who like Inuyasha or Shadow of the Fox would likely also enjoy The Keeper of Night.
0nevan was an annoying little bitch but i actually ended up liking him at the end
<spoiler>ALSO i thought this was another instance of insta love but TH AN K F U CK it isnt !!!! its pure lust and she fucking kills him at the end 10/10</spoiler> <--- no insta love, dont click if ye aint read the book
ALSO lets talk about the fucking scene around page 300 ???? <spoiler> WHY DID THEY START FUCKING PASSIONATLY MAKING OUT LMAOOAOAO AOA?????? HE MOANED AND EVERYHTING WHAT THE FUCK LFAOOAOAODADGAYDGD </spoiler>
all n all i actually loved this book and will b reading the sequel but holy shit it is a WILD RIDE
music listened to: Shadow Temple Theme from Ocarina of Time
time taken to read : 5:12:30
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