Book Summary: Light Yagami

Words: 1314
Pages: 6

Kian Cruz
Ms. Block
Book Summary
18 October 2017
Death Note book summary
Light Yagami is an ace student at his school with great prospects, he's bored out of his mind. But everything changes when he looks outside the school window and sees an object fall on the ground. After, school he finds the object and discovers it’s a Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami,(a death god). He opens the notebook and reads “Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies”. Light takes the notebook home as a joke and after testing the notebook he discovers it works and he now has the power to kill anyone he wanted by just writing their name on a notebook. Later on Light is visited by the Shinigami called Ryuk, he explains to light the whole
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He steps up the game, but before the battle can really begin, a family emergency distracts him. Someone else has claims to be Kira through television and his father was injured trying to stop the broadcast from going on and scaring the whole nation. Light then starts wondering if he is the only one with a Death Note on earth Ryuk then goes on and tells light that up to 6 note books can be on earth at a time not including the Shinigami’s book.L and Light are both stumped trying to figure on who the ne Kira could …show more content…
Freed from his past actions, Light is convinced he's innocent. But L is not convinced yet he is ready to keep Light under lock and key forever, especially since the killings stopped once Light was locked up. Then a new wave of Kira crimes hits Japan. Someone else has gotten their hands on a Death Note. Unlike Light the killings aren't focused on making the world a better place, they're focused on big companies that are making lots of money. Big business could die off , and the new Kira is suspected to be among the companies. L then sends two spies on a suspect. He is later discovered than and is on the run from the police task force and L. Having his Death Note taken from him and given to L and Light to check out Light recovers memories of the Death Note and everything that had to do with it.after the capture of the new Kira,L recruits misa into the task force. Rem then gives Misa her death note back and she recovers all her memories as well. Once again helping light she does the shinigami deal again giving up half her lifespan. Killing L and his personal butler leaving Light as the new leader of the Kira task