The Girl Who Borrowed a Buddha's Shadow

By Bobbie Dallas

Aria Dawson lives in a brutal future where every person carries a visible manifestation of their karma-a living shadow that reveals their guilt, grief, intentions, and darkest choices. To Aria, the world is not defined by faces but by these shadows, and seeing them has become both her greatest weapon and her greatest burden.After witnessing the murder of her family, Aria becomes obsessed with finding the man responsible. Yet the killer's strangely small and orderly shadow contradicts everything she believes about karma. Desperate to understand this impossible mystery, she travels from the Ash District to a remote mountain temple seeking Malachi Reeves, an old monk rumored to understand the true nature of the Sight.Instead of finding a holy man surrounded by light, Aria encounters Malachi and his terrifying Black Titan-a massive shadow representing the enormous weight of his past. Through him, she learns that karma is not a simple record of good and evil. Intent matters, choices matter, and vengeance can transform the victim into something frighteningly close to the person she hates.As Aria's own shadow grows into a monstrous reflection of her hatred, she must decide what kind of person she wants to become. Her final confrontation forces her to choose between revenge and freedom, between carrying her pain forever and refusing to let it define her future.The Girl Who Borrowed a Buddha's Shadow is a dark philosophical fantasy about karma, grief, revenge, redemption, and the difficult journey of learning to live with one's own shadow.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HGLXVG1N
• ISBN13: 9798240844676
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: Bobbie Dantzler Dallas
• Length: 102 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.3" x 6.0"