Shadow Trilogy 1 - To Hunt The Shadows

In the secluded village of Xinat, children aren't born with their final name. Instead, they must either earn theirs through a heroic deed by the time they are sixteen, or are banished. Only one month away from her birthday, Unue's time to find a task is running out. Scrambling to find something, anything, she catches wind of reports of wild beasts attacking other villages, followed by mysterious disappearances when the creatures retreat. Convinced this is the only way she can earn her name, Unue sets out alongside her best friend, Aryo, to track the beasts down, but there is more to these mysterious animals than initially thought. Secrets are unveiled that threaten to upend everything she knows about her world, and when her own family becomes a target of the attacks, Unue will have to put everything on the line to save what she loves.