This particular book is the first in a planned series based
on Korean Mythology. Riley Oh is the adopted daughter of two people with
magical powers. As they are not her biological parents, she has no magic of her
own. Her inability to wield magic makes her an outcast in the gifted society
where everyone has magical powers and are individually part of various clans.
Riley Oh desperately wants magic powers so that she can join the family clan, the
Gom Clan, and be a magical healer too. Her sister, Hattie, has magic and comes
up with a way that they both can share that power. Things go horribly wrong and
Riley has to find a way to undo the magical ritual that Hattie invoked or she
could lose Hattie forever.
This book is primarily about concepts such as tradition vs
innovation, personal identity, and trying to belong. The read is very
reminiscent of books by Rick Riordan in a good way as it is full of humor while
at the same time the main character is a bit lost and unsure of who she is and
where she belongs. In my opinion, the Rick Riordan Presents series
have been very hit or miss. Rick Riordan Presents The Last Fallen Star: A Gifted
Clans Novel by Graci Kim is one of the few hits. The second book in
this series, Rick Riordan Presents The Last Fallen
Moon: A Gifted Clans Novel, is to come out in the summer of 2022.
Rick Riordan Presents The Last Fallen Star: A Gifted Clans Novel
Graci Kim
https://www.gracikim.com/the-last-fallen-star
Rick Riordan Presents (Disney Hyperion)
https://rickriordan.com/rick-riordan-presents/
May 2021
ISBN# 1368059635
Paperback (available in audio and eBook formats)
368 Pages
My reading copy came from my own branch, Lochwood, of the
Dallas Public Library System.
Scott A. Tipple ©2021
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