Her family is in the Gom clan-the great magical healers-and Riley would love to get confirmed as a healing witch when she turns thirteen, like her sister, Hattie, is about to do. The hero of our story, Riley Oh, isn’t sure where she belongs. I think they’d get along really well with Aphrodite’s kids! On those mornings when you’re in a rush and don’t have time to get dressed, just cast an illusion on yourself and look however you want! Their motto is Beauty and Influence. Being able to cast illusions could be really helpful. I’ve always liked the Nine-Tailed Fox Goddess. I guess my next choice would be the Gumiho. In fact, they’ve been exiled from the other five clans.
I’m big into reading and history, so the Horangi clan is appealing, but as you’ll soon see, this clan of scholars doesn’t have the best reputation right now. I’d love to be Miru-the protectors-because their patron is the Water Dragon Goddess, but there’s no way I could be that fast and strong. Which of the six gifted witch clans would you choose to be in? Each one is amazing, with its own patron god and special powers. I was halfway through the book before I remembered, “Oh, right, I’m supposed to be editing this.” I started reading and immediately got hooked. I am so glad LA finally has something to brag about besides being the entrance to Hades’s Underworld. Turns out, right under our noses in Los Angeles, there is an entire society of Korean witches with deep connections to the Godrealm.
Graci Kim does such an amazing job of blending Korean mythology into the modern world, I am now wondering how I ever lived without knowing all this cool information.
That was my first thought when reading The Last Fallen Star. Why didn’t somebody tell me about this stuff sooner?
Read Rick’s introduction to Graci Kim’s The Last Fallen Star (on sale tomorrow!) and get ready for your next great read.
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