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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
adventurous
fast-paced
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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:
No
Was a great read. And I read it so long after the first time that the plot and characters felt new and exciting again
This a is fun fantasy book. Take it as such and enjoy the tale!
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Die Liebesbeziehung von Sidecharacteren war einfach tausend mal interessanter als die der Maincharakters, nur um dann das Love Interest so ganz nebenbei ertrinken zu lassen - whyyy
Ja, alles sehr dramatisch und mimimi, aber come on, die einzige Konsequenz ist, dass die andere Hauptfigur die neue Erbin ist, aber davon bekommt man auch nichts mehr mit.
Die weiblichen Figuren kommen am Ende irgendwie echt nicht gut weg...
Eigentlich fand ich das Buch trotzdem okay, ich würde es aber jetzt auch nicht mit gutem Gewissen anderen empfehlen.
Das Buch würde mir besser gefallen, wenn man die Beziehung der Maincharacter einfach rausschreiben würde. Es hat für mich auch einfach immer einen weirden Beigeschmack, wenn es um so junge Menschen geht
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Rape
Minor: War
I had to check several times that this was really a YA novel. Aside from the love-at-first-sight, all-consuming romance and the teenage protagonists, this felt nothing like a YA novel. It is brutal. It is [b:A Game of Thrones|13496|A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)|George R.R. Martin|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1562726234l/13496._SY75_.jpg|1466917] meets [b:Shōgun|52382796|Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1)|James Clavell|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1704385704l/52382796._SY75_.jpg|1755568].
Set in a fantastical version of feudal Japan, Hearn has meticulously researched the period and used it to craft a vibrant, fully-realized world. Set in the Three Countries, a vicious warlord, Iida Sadamu, has establishe dominance among the samurai families. Tomasu lives a peaceful life with his mother, stepfather, and younger sisters among the Hidden (a persecuted monotheistic religious group clearly analogous to Christians), until the day he returns from exploring the mountains to find his village burning and his family slaughtered by Iida's men. He is rescued by Lord Shigeru of the Otori, and becomes fiercely loyal to him. Lord Shigeru wants to assassinate and overthrow Iida Sadamu for the death of his brother, and Takeo makes this mission his own. Tomasu (now renamed Takeo) discovers that he has magical powers (including super hearing) from his biological father, a member of the Tribe (analogous to ninjas) that will help him assassinate Iida. But the Tribe feels ownership over Takeo, and has its own plan.
There is betrayal, political manuevering, and forbidden love. No one is safe and Hearn is not afraid of killing her characters.
This was a stunning, complex book but I am not sure if I can finish the trilogy because I don't know if my heart can take any more.
Set in a fantastical version of feudal Japan, Hearn has meticulously researched the period and used it to craft a vibrant, fully-realized world. Set in the Three Countries, a vicious warlord, Iida Sadamu, has establishe dominance among the samurai families. Tomasu lives a peaceful life with his mother, stepfather, and younger sisters among the Hidden (a persecuted monotheistic religious group clearly analogous to Christians), until the day he returns from exploring the mountains to find his village burning and his family slaughtered by Iida's men. He is rescued by Lord Shigeru of the Otori, and becomes fiercely loyal to him. Lord Shigeru wants to assassinate and overthrow Iida Sadamu for the death of his brother, and Takeo makes this mission his own. Tomasu (now renamed Takeo) discovers that he has magical powers (including super hearing) from his biological father, a member of the Tribe (analogous to ninjas) that will help him assassinate Iida. But the Tribe feels ownership over Takeo, and has its own plan.
There is betrayal, political manuevering, and forbidden love. No one is safe and Hearn is not afraid of killing her characters.
This was a stunning, complex book but I am not sure if I can finish the trilogy because I don't know if my heart can take any more.
lighthearted
fast-paced
adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No