Yona of the Dawn vol. 1

 6/2/23

The first one we are going to talk about is Yona of the Dawn vol. 1. I do not know much about this series because I just started it. But already I'm curious on what is going to happen. We have a princess named Yona who is the daughter of a timid king. The king has no sons and he has no queen to give him a son. Yona doesn't mention any siblings so I'm going to assume that she is the only child before the queen died. There is some hints of incest in the volume but it isn't too bad. Yona is pretty much in love with her cousin but when he is like the only guy she ever interacted with other than her guard, I can see why. Also in the time period that this book takes place, it's normal. History is a wonderful thing. Anyways Yona turns 16 and wants to convince her father to let her marry Su-won, her cousin. Her father has refused before because he can't trust him. He doesn't say it out loud but you get the idea with what he says. Anyways as a birthday gift, Su-won gives Yona a hairpin and kills her father. Yona is shocked by it and her guard does his best to keep her safe. But now that Su-won is taking over the kingdom, Yona and her guard must figure out what to do next. You know that I got the second volume requested.