Book Review of The Legendary Mo Seto: Martial Arts Star
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The Legendary Mo Seto: Martial Arts Star
Written by A. Y. Chan
Ages: 12+ | 312 Pages
Publisher: Aladdin (2025) | ISBN: 978-1665937351
What to Expect: Martial arts, fame, friendship, mystery, change.
In this action-packed sequel to The Legendary Mo Seto, readers will find out what happens after Mo, Dax, Cody, and Nacho survive their first brush with underworld bad guys and rescue Mo’s dad.
This should be the happiest time of Mo’s life so far. She’s landed her dream role as a martial arts star in a Cody Kwok film, the bad guys from last summer have been defeated and jailed, and she’s on her way to Hong Kong for filming. However, becoming a teenager is fraught with change. Between her mom’s announcement that they’ll be moving away from her beloved hometown and her confusing new feelings for her best friend, Nacho, the changes are coming a bit too fast for comfort.
Then things get worse: news arrives that Huangdi may be released from prison on bail, and PR expert Mabel King has decided to distract the press from rumors about Cody by staging a relationship between Mo and Dax. Before filming is through, Mo stands to lose her home, her best friend … and maybe even her life. Again.
The relationships between the young protagonists are deeper and more complex in this second book, reflecting their growing maturity and understanding of one another—but the banter, rivalry, and affection remain as strong as ever. Mo herself has become a confident and ambitious heroine, but readers are sure to relate to her struggles to stay grounded as the world around her and within her changes drastically. As with the first story, the scene for her evolution as a character is steeped in the rich details of Chinese martial arts culture, this time further enriched by the Hong Kong setting, which we see through Mo’s eyes as a first-time visitor.
Funny, exciting, and heartwarming, this sequel does not disappoint!
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About the Author
A. Y. Chan grew up in Canada’s Greater Toronto Area, reading all the middle grade and young adult books she could get her hands on. To this day, those remain her favorite genres. After achieving her black belt in Taekwondo, she explored other martial arts, such as Wing Chun, Hapkido, and Muay Thai. These days, she continues her martial arts training some mornings, writes in the afternoons, takes long walks to muddle out plot points, and falls asleep reading.
For more information, visit www.aychanwrites.com.
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