Frail Human Heart

"Frail Human Heart" is the action-packed final installment in Zoë Marriott's "The Name of the Blade" urban fantasy trilogy. It plunges readers into a London besieged by Japanese mythological gods and demons, as protagonist Mio grapples with immense loss and the daunting task of saving the world. The narrative explores themes of grief, courage, and the power of friendship against overwhelming odds. While the publisher's age range is 4-11, the complex plot, mature themes of loss and battle, and 368-page length make it more suitable for independent readers aged 10 and up, or as a read-aloud for slightly younger but mature listeners.

In the riveting final volume of Zoë Marriott’s urban fantasy trilogy, all hell is breaking loose in London. Literally. It’s been a long few days since Mio stole the ancient, magical katana from her family’s attic. She and her friends have defeated the demonic Nekomata and banished the Goddess of Death’s plague-spreading Shikome. But at a terrible cost: Mio’s beloved Shinobu is lost to her, imprisoned again within the katana. With no time to succumb to guilt and grief, Mio must find a way to defeat the vengeful gods Izanagi and Izanami once and for all. Her only hope lies in the one place immortals can’t go: the realm of dreams, a shifting dimension of water and ice, echoes and memories, beauty and danger.