A review by kristensk
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit by Nahoko Uehashi

4.0

This was a fun, easy read with some surprising twists and turns. I expected it to be a series of narrow escapes and life on the run as Balsa tries to protect Chagum from their pursuers. Instead, the action, while well-done, isn't the highlight. The highlights of the story, for me at least, were the quiet character-building moments and the slowly unraveling mystery of the true nature of the egg inside Chagum and exactly what happened 200 years ago.