Great fight scenes. Action, Action, Action. There's a lot to love here. Quest that takes the reader through uniquely imagined landscapes and cityscapes. Great brothel scene. Kick-ass unapologetic mature female hero. Revengeful Vagina Dentata. Completed by a perplexing, yet naively appealing, very well dressed pubescent heroine.

[a:Athena Villaverde|4468616|Athena Villaverde|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1291061095p2/4468616.jpg] is going to have a film-deal someday when this story is optioned/adapted for the screen. It could become a cult classic or with the right budget, soundtrack and direction it could be a blockbuster. In the meantime, I would line up for a graphic novel edition too. PLEASE?

Is it Tolstoy? No, but who cares?! [a:Athena Villaverde|4468616|Athena Villaverde|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1291061095p2/4468616.jpg]'s first novel is a one-of-a-kind story that pushes gender boundaries within the genre and isn't dull for a moment.