LitPick Review
The Adventures of Chii: Shadows Of Valoria by Alisanya tells the story of a young cat girl who tries to find out about her past. Chii, a young and energetic cat girl, lost her family and the people she ever knew to a shadowy mist that once attacked her village. A few hours after the incident, she fell victim to some wicked humans while trying to escape and became a slave. One day, fortunately for her, she was freed from the hands of her wicked master when he was attacked by some bandits during a journey. As she fled into the forest, she came in contact with a fairy who introduced her to the other fairies. While with them, she helps them save the Sacred Tree, which is the core of the forest. She did this by removing a crystal that was embedded in the tree to suck all the mana meant for the fairies. In return, the fairies gave her all the mana that was in the crystal, and they also decided to train her as a young warrior. When the training was over, she was privileged to receive a moonlight blade as a gift. With her newfound strength and training, she ventures out into the world with hopes of finding out about her past and what had happened to her family and the village.
Opinion:
The Adventures of Chii: Shadows Of Valoria is a novel that features occasional graphics, with two to three images in each chapter. These images are bright, colorful, and vivid. They add some visuals to the story, which can be appealing to young readers. Still in images, the eye-catching and striking graphic of the cover page of the book looked very adventurous. It features an image of Chii and other mysterious characters that appear in the story, with bold lettering which highlights the book's title.
The book's plot was filled with adventures that result from Chili's search for her past, well detailed strategic battles, and expertly crafted twists that left me completely fazed. Chii's encounter with the shadowy mist left her disturbed and with the urge to discover the truth behind what happened, which became the motive for her adventure. Her adventures in the city of Valoria were most times interrupted by villains which would end up leading to a fight. These fights were thrilling, intense, and every action was vividly depicted in the novel. While reading, the twists surprised me. For example, Hoshi was a chef and one of Chii's friends, but unfortunately, he was one of the people responsible for the killing of innocent individuals for their mana.
The characters used in the book consist of various mythical creatures, from Chii who is a cat girl, to the fairies, then the fox girl, and other creatures as well as humans. The protagonist, Chii, is a strong and determined character who tries her best to help and protect people from danger. I admired the brave attitude she displayed when she heard Sensei Samir, her teacher, was on a dangerous quest to close a portal. She decided to help and save him from the dangerous place. Even when she was told about the dangers of the place, she did not back out in fear, but proceeded with determination.
Overall, I would say the book is one that can inculcate good qualities such as bravery, entertain readers with its immersive plot, and more still, engage readers with its colorful and vivid images. I would recommend the novel to readers of fantasy novels and lovers of anime or manga.
