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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
reads like an adventurous folktale told around a bonfire underneath the stars
captivating world building and characters; reminiscent of ghibli films - specifically princess mononoke, spirited away - and inuyasha (goes really well with their osts too!)
captivating world building and characters; reminiscent of ghibli films - specifically princess mononoke, spirited away - and inuyasha (goes really well with their osts too!)
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book had interesting characters and a hero’s journey. The writing had a huge range of vocabulary, many words I was unfamiliar with. Lots of descriptive language and words/language she also created for this world. I enjoyed the characters, but sometimes found it hard to follow what was happening, which could have been b/c there were often 2 different names that referred to a character. It was creative and my 13 yo enjoyed it.
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
funny
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I was surprised by the story moving so fast and arriving at what I thought was the conclusion (based on the blurb) half-way through. But that left space for a delightful turn of events and delving deeper into the main character's story.
I really did enjoy this book - it was fast to read and entertaining and fascinating the entire time.
I understand the footnotes with pronunciations and explanations for specific concepts. To me peronally it felt a bit disruptive for the story, but that's just a me thing.
I really did enjoy this book - it was fast to read and entertaining and fascinating the entire time.
I understand the footnotes with pronunciations and explanations for specific concepts. To me peronally it felt a bit disruptive for the story, but that's just a me thing.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder, Classism
This is one I'll recommend to a lot of people, and look for other books like it. I found this book so creative--uniquely fantastical, whimsical, dark, and really reminiscent of various eastern folklore symbolism. The character was an awesome example of a feminist heroine, deeply uncomfortable about structural sexism and not unwilling to take action (even if she is afraid). She feels real and relatable for a cursed "demon lady" (her name is MIUKO!!!). The other characters are cute and have interesting backgrounds. This story was an adventure that kept going. Not a book with romance, shockingly, though friendship is keenly important.
Don’t know if I wasn’t into this book or just entirely too long but I was ready for it be done like 4 hours earlier than it did.