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cait's review
It's all happening so fast & I don't know who any of these people are, what their personalities are like, or anything about this world.
Content Warnings
Minor: Confinement, Death of parent, Murder, Blood, Child abuse, War, Death, Gore, Violence, and Colonisation
honeyreads1066's review
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
3.5
First and foremost, I know nothing about Filipino culture or the history and stories about the Bakunawa so this would be the first story based on a myth that I had no previous knowledge about.
It took a moment since I am not Filipino and a few google searches to understand some of the roles and terminology but Lee makes it easy to get very quickly without dumping a large amount of information at you.
The book started and a really fast pace which continued until the very end. Usually, this is something I enjoy, I like things to move quickly and I did, to begin with here however, there were some relationships and plot points that I felt could have been better with longer time spent on them.
Despite that, I did enjoy the plot, while it essentially is very simple with a clear goal, many other elements of it worked not only as detours but places of growth. It brought a lot to the overarching story.
The characters I don't particularly have strong feelings about, though I love the growth of Lin-ay and I felt that Makanas's growth was natural and felt real.
Overall, I enjoyed myself. I have so many questions and theories because it is just enough for you to think one thing but still have so many questions and be curious about the outcomes of other things. I will be reading the second book and I would recommend it because it's fun and interesting and it's a story about a myth I've never heard before.
It took a moment since I am not Filipino and a few google searches to understand some of the roles and terminology but Lee makes it easy to get very quickly without dumping a large amount of information at you.
The book started and a really fast pace which continued until the very end. Usually, this is something I enjoy, I like things to move quickly and I did, to begin with here however, there were some relationships and plot points that I felt could have been better with longer time spent on them.
Despite that, I did enjoy the plot, while it essentially is very simple with a clear goal, many other elements of it worked not only as detours but places of growth. It brought a lot to the overarching story.
The characters I don't particularly have strong feelings about, though I love the growth of Lin-ay and I felt that Makanas's growth was natural and felt real.
Overall, I enjoyed myself. I have so many questions and theories because it is just enough for you to think one thing but still have so many questions and be curious about the outcomes of other things. I will be reading the second book and I would recommend it because it's fun and interesting and it's a story about a myth I've never heard before.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Slavery and Violence
Moderate: Confinement
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