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saramarie08's review against another edition
4.0
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Shirayuki has achieved a status of court herbalist apprentice, and her mentor is a twelve-year old prodigy named Ryu, who has vast amounts of knowledge that can’t be found in books. Zen’s envoy from a fort under his jurisdiction hasn’t reported back, so Zen decides to personally investigate. The Court Herbalists need some medicines in that direction, so Shirayuki tags along. It’s a good thing she does, because all of the soldiers AND the envoy have become sickened, and all the weapons in the fort have been stolen! Shirayuki must suss out the problem and find a remedy for all the men before she becomes afflicted. After Zen and friends return to the palace, they discover that Zen’s older brother, Izana, has returned, and he doesn’t particularly care for how close Zen and Shirayuki have become.
This series continues to have some narrative choppiness that might be the result of an unpolished translation. I keep re-reading thinking I’m missing some bits in between speech bubbles, but it really is that the flow is off. The characters are interesting though, and the overall story is a decent read. In this volume, we get a few more side characters fleshed out, and this introduction of the first prince Izana livened the narrative up a bit. Pound for pound, Dawn of the Arcana and Yona of the Dawn are a little more interesting and compelling of fantasy romance stories starring a main character with red hair.
Sara's Rating: 8/10
Suitability Level: Grades 8-12
Shirayuki has achieved a status of court herbalist apprentice, and her mentor is a twelve-year old prodigy named Ryu, who has vast amounts of knowledge that can’t be found in books. Zen’s envoy from a fort under his jurisdiction hasn’t reported back, so Zen decides to personally investigate. The Court Herbalists need some medicines in that direction, so Shirayuki tags along. It’s a good thing she does, because all of the soldiers AND the envoy have become sickened, and all the weapons in the fort have been stolen! Shirayuki must suss out the problem and find a remedy for all the men before she becomes afflicted. After Zen and friends return to the palace, they discover that Zen’s older brother, Izana, has returned, and he doesn’t particularly care for how close Zen and Shirayuki have become.
This series continues to have some narrative choppiness that might be the result of an unpolished translation. I keep re-reading thinking I’m missing some bits in between speech bubbles, but it really is that the flow is off. The characters are interesting though, and the overall story is a decent read. In this volume, we get a few more side characters fleshed out, and this introduction of the first prince Izana livened the narrative up a bit. Pound for pound, Dawn of the Arcana and Yona of the Dawn are a little more interesting and compelling of fantasy romance stories starring a main character with red hair.
Sara's Rating: 8/10
Suitability Level: Grades 8-12
ceciliabereadin's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
misosoupp31's review against another edition
They added this at the library so I thought I’d give it a try but I still am not interested in this
philosopher_kj's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
sometimes_i_reads's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
4.75
dragongurrl's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
ketallpot's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
slow-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? Yes
4.0
darkdiamond8989's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
fast-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? It's complicated
5.0
It was good. Liked reading about Zen and Shirayuki. Ryu is soo cute. It looks like Ryu has a crush on Shirayuki.
He might see her as either a first crush or a mother figure, like how Yoichi sees Mikan as a mother figure in Gakuen Alice.
He might see her as either a first crush or a mother figure, like how Yoichi sees Mikan as a mother figure in Gakuen Alice.
sam_riccio's review against another edition
5.0
Shirayuki loving hours
This volume contains an excessive amount of men falling in love with Shirayuki and wanting her to be okay because she does nothing but take care of other people and neglect her own physical health until it gets to the point where she can't do it anymore.
And there is also Lord Brother, who is going to meet me behind Denny's parking lot for some words about how to treat his future sister in law or so help me.
It continues to be a wonderful series with such a fantastic cast of characters that I'm delighted to be able to borrow these books from my library while also having the privilege to watch the equally as amazing dubbed anime on Hulu.
This volume contains an excessive amount of men falling in love with Shirayuki and wanting her to be okay because she does nothing but take care of other people and neglect her own physical health until it gets to the point where she can't do it anymore.
And there is also Lord Brother, who is going to meet me behind Denny's parking lot for some words about how to treat his future sister in law or so help me.
It continues to be a wonderful series with such a fantastic cast of characters that I'm delighted to be able to borrow these books from my library while also having the privilege to watch the equally as amazing dubbed anime on Hulu.