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Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim

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ging090803's review

adventurous lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I hesistated on the rating. Part of me wanted to give it 3,75 stars but another part of me really liked this book... So, 4 stars.
It's really a light book to read. Not too heavy. A little fantasy to have fun while reading it. I love how family was portrayed. The love plot was ok. A little predictable but since it's a "little" book, it's not that bad.

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monniebiloney's review

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adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This book really reminded me of the movie BRAVE (Disney)
It's definitely its own thing, but it is weirdly similar on the bases of it's exciting insidient.

If you liked Brave, you will LOVE Six Chrimson Crains.

I love that I didn't read the back of the book, cuz some of my favorite plot points that grabbed me by surprise were greatly spoiled on the back of the book.

So please, just read the first page to see if you'd like the book

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farenmaddox's review against another edition

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adventurous slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

This book is... fine. It's fine. I didn't realize it was YA or I probably wouldn't have picked it up in the first place, I thought I was getting a slightly more mature fantasy tale than what I actually got. The characters were not exactly nuanced, and a lot of the plot was predictable. I have to admit to being sick to death of the 'princess doesn't want to be forced into marriage or do anything socially required of her station' thing. I'm desperate for more fantasies like Priory of the Orange Tree, where people in these roles are genuinely doing their best to uphold their responsibilities and carve out happiness for themselves, whether it works or not.

All that aside, it was a fairly good concept. The actual fantasy elements were fun and creative. I liked the ways the brothers were able to contribute to the story and

the demon mountain actually being a mountain full of demons was a nice surprise. I don't know why I was expecting her to get in there and find out the demons are all just misunderstood and ought to be set free, but I did. I liked that it actually imperiled her and she needed to escape.

I wish that we'd been able to see more of the dragon world-building in this book, because I am not motivated enough by the strength of Shiori as a character to actually want to read the second book and get all the dragon content.

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the_books_music_life's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I was very wary and had low expectations going into this book and honestly, I don’t really know why. It could have been because of how big the book is, the words and names I knew I was going to mispronounce, or because it is a retelling I’m not at all familiar with. Whatever my reasons were for being weary this book OBLITERATED them.

I ADORE this book so very much. The writing was lyrical and descriptive, the characters are so well developed and their flaws and the struggles they faced helped the characters grow in a way that was slow but felt real. The magic system was honestly amazing. Not once was I confused about the magic system, everything is explained in a way that makes it easy for the reader to grasp. This book and its magic system is probably one of my favorite magic systems.

Don’t even get me started on the world building. I want to visit this world, I want to eat the food that is mentioned and I want to meet a dragon!

I loved watching Shiori grow from a pampered princess to the woman she is at the end of the story. The things she faced and went through changed her, but changed her for the better. They didn’t deter her and she never complained, she took lessons from everything she was faced with and it made her stronger.

The relationship between Shiori and her brothers was incredibly sweet and felt real. I know as the youngest I have my ‘favorite sister’ just like Shiori had a favorite brother. I think it’s something every sibling does/haves.

Elizabeth Lim has a way with writing that just grabs you and sucks you into the world and the story.

I was SHOCKED at the big twist. I can’t say too much about it because of spoilers but you know what villain twist I mean if you’ve read it.

I love me some morally grey characters.

The romance wasn’t so front and center, all in your face. It was a nice slow build that made me fall in love with Shiroi and Takan.

I would definitely recommend going the audiobook route if you’re worried about mispronouncing things.

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mothman19's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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

4.75

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raypaws's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional 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

4.5

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saintyeehaw's review

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adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I think I was so entranced by the gorgeous cover art that I set my expectations too high. The writing in this book has a huge problem with telling rather than showing, which robbed all the key moments of their tension and emotional impact. Shiori never really develops as a character, either. We are told that she is stronger, smarter, tougher but that is never shown to be true. In fact, she constantly sees a bad choice, recognizes it as a bad choice, and chooses it anyway literally just because and then acts surprised that it turned out poorly. Rinse and repeat for the entire book.

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nagaruyi06's review

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adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

I loved this book and would really recommend it to people if you would like an asian adventerous setting

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woolgathering_jane's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

“I would tell you stories from dawn to dusk if it meant filling your eyes with happiness.”

This was such a magical, beautiful read! I fell in love with the writing and the world instantly. Although the way Shiori, the protagonist, was written, she seemed to me like she was twelve, not sixteen. But when I aged all of the main characters down in my mind, the story felt even more magical, so I'm not complaining haha
The plot was a little predictable, but I didn't mind, I loved it anyway.

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lmaloney's review

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

An adventure.
.
It was so fun! I really enjoyed the pace and the twist at every turn !

Liked: magic, cultural landscape, the map, hidden indentity trope, stacrossed lovers, humour, revelations!

Disliked: pace, why was Shiori seemingly competing with every girl she met besides her sister in law and a paperbird, very boy centric, very cishet…

4 stars xxxx

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