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Blood Pact (Youkai Bloodlines) by Courtney Maguire centers on Hiro, a male geisha of unknown origins who works in the okiya of the woman who found him as a child. Hiro has always felt out of place, even in this odd setting. It is only through his voice that he seems to find meaning in his existence. That is until a dark and mysterious samurai arrives at the okiya and disrupts Hiro’s somewhat peaceful life forever. Death now lurks around every corner and the scary stories once told to him as a child become his reality. Hiro is faced with challenges he never would have thought possible as he journeys with Sakurai Hideyoshi, the man responsible for both the end and beginning of his life.
Blood Pact (Youkai Bloodlines) by Courtney Maguire is a brilliant novel filled with heart-wrenching moments and steamy encounters. It is wonderfully written with many Japanese words to give an authentic feel to the story’s setting. Maguire does a wonderful job of displaying the Japanese culture and mythology while still giving the reader an intense and captivating story. I found myself loving the characters, especially Hideyoshi as he seems to have so many layers to him. He comes across as the usual silent brooding type but always gives hints to there being much more to him and his past. You become so engrossed in the action and the chemistry between the two main characters that you forget the world around you and I think that is the mark of a truly amazing book.
