Book Tour: The Legendary Mo Seto by A.Y.Chan

 

The 12-yo Mo Seto is learning about her own limits and the world´s in this funny yet meaningful coming-of-age debut novel by A.Y.Chan. Although I am not obvious the target of this book, at least I can resonate with the importance of practising martial arts - our brave girl is a Taekwondo expert - for increasing self esteem and discipline, two life saving super powers. I´ve started my own martial arts adventure - pushed by my parents - at almost the same age and I am grateful for the lifelong insights and experiences I gathered at the time.

The Legendary Mo Seto has all the qualities aimed at inspiring young girls starting to cope with the incertainties of the age. It has a well paced action, a charismatic main character, dynamic dialogues and some lessons learned exposed in the smartest possible way - through example and choices. She will learn to believe in herself first by breaking the rules that other people set for her. It´s a hard bet but sometimes it´s exactly what we need to experience a healthy growth as humans.

What I also particularly loved in the case of this book is the smooth ways in which Mo Seto is experiencing her identity. As Chinese-American, her heritage is part of her way of being, without the need to display any of it ostensibly. It´s how she is and she loves herself being like that, with no further ado.

Since publishing The Legendary Mo Seto, there is another book from the series published and I cannot wait to check her adventures. Indeed, I am well past her age but there is so much to learn from characters like her, especially our sons.

Rating: 5 stars

Disclaimer: Book offered as part of the book tour but the opinions are, as usual, my own