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Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim

7 reviews

broccoli_j's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional medium-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? Yes

5.0

I think this book has to grow on you! It has a relatively slow start, but I have never read a book with such an original take on the „chosen one“ Trope. 

The worldbuilding, the characterarcs and the magic system are just insane and the story uses the found family trope in such a unique way!

This was a great first book and I’m excited for the rest of the series!!!
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nerdysread's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious tense slow-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

Et un livre du 12 months 12 books challenge en plus. Et surtout l’édition française et magnifique. Alors je me disais que le résumé spoilai pas mal, mais j’étais loin de m’attendre à ce qui m’attendais. J’ai beaucoup beaucoup aimé, l’histoire ce lit extrêmement bien, la plume et fluide, on a des surprises et en plus le personnage principal évolue. Bref c’était top. Encore un bon livre. Hâte d’avoir la suite 
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saintyeehaw's review against another edition

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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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cateemma's review against another edition

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adventurous dark hopeful slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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thenareads's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny inspiring mysterious 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? Yes

3.0

this was a good book. i didn’t really like it at first and i considered putting it down because the main character was very unlikeable in the beginning and the plot was too slow, but once it got to the main part of the plot, it picked up the pace quickly—even too quickly in some parts. it definitely felt rushed at certain points and i wish the author had let some plot developments linger for longer
(like when one of her brothers got mad at shiori, it felt very realistic because my mind had gone to that too before she even found them, but i was so disappointed that he got over it in one night. especially since it was implied that she was the least close with this brother. i know the author wanted to emphasise family with this book, but i would’ve liked it more if he stayed angry at her for a longer time before eventually forgiving her. i feel like that would’ve been more realistic, but it felt rushed and forced especially when he began to train her.)
though i loved the worldbuilding, some characters, and plot, they all just felt lacking in certain ways, which is my biggest critique of this book. none of what happened in this book is bad or unnecessary, i just feel like they either weren’t formed naturally enough to immerse the reader or was rushed too fast. some dynamics, relationships, and arcs that could’ve been prolonged throughout the course of the book—and maybe even the next one—were limited to one or two chapters at most, like the book cannot have more than 3 ongoing subplots/arcs at the same time. i feel like if the author just took more time to fill in the empty parts a bit, the book would’ve been richer and easier to read in certain places. besides that, though, i love the characters and plot enough that i’m excitedly anticipating the 2nd book!
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nagaruyi06's review against another edition

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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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beautifulpaxielreads's review against another edition

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

3.0

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