A review by mateocb227
The Sword of Kaigen by M.L. Wang

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-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

3.75

Super slow in the beginning with a few good action packed moments. The character development is phenomenal and the overall message is powerful. Due to the complicated names and hard to track history and background information, along with the drawn out pacing, I subtracted stars. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism