A review by spicycronereads
Five Broken Blades by Mai Corland

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

5.0

Loved this book. There are a lot of characters to start out and it takes a while to learn to tell them apart. Lots of twists I did not see coming. Sooooooo swoony. 6 out of 5 sparkling hearts 💖 Racial diversity is complicated because all characters are presumably Korean so not racially diverse per se but underrepresented in fantasy and the Korean American author is also underrepresented- so in the spirit of the question that challenges normative representation- yes, it is diverse. There is also an MM queer couple.