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A review by targrhaegar
Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
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
3.75
As soon as I saw the title and cover of the book, I knew our relationship would be complicated. I have no interest in anime and manga and highly dislike it. This book was completely inspired by it.
However, it is a Brandon Sanderson book, so I knew it was going to be good. And it was. Can't say it is my favorite book ever, but it was a lovely story with lovely main characters.
I really loved the concept. The plot was extremely interesting, and I kept wanting to read more and more. However, I found the story to be REALLY, and I mean REALLY, slow paced. It takes a long while to get to the action and to discover why both characters were connected. But it was all revealed in a very satisfying way.
The romance aspect was also extremely slow burn but very cute, nonetheless. I'm not a romance fan so this part wasn't really important for me, but I still enjoyed it.
As I said before, the two main characters are really awesome. I loved their arc, especially Painter's. The side characters were cool, too, but not so memorable in my opinion. Except for one of them: Design. Of course, Hoid is also a very fascinating character, but we already knew him from Tress.
There are some Cosmere concepts mentioned throughout the story. As someone who has only read Mistborn, and hasn't read any of the other Cosmere books, I was able to understand everything because Hoid is just really good at explaining. I didn't feel like anything in this book was a spoiler for other Sanderson's books, so you don't need to worry if this is your first Cosmere novel.
The worldbuilding was great as expected from Sanderson. He utilized some cool concepts and ideas that I found very fascinating.
Finally, this book is full of drawings. I'm not a fan of the art style but I can admit that the artist is very skillful and talented, and her drawings made the book feel more alive and an overall great reading experience.
As always, I rate books based on my enjoyment. Almost everything I said about this book in my review is positive, so why is it only 3 stars? Well, like I said previously, I'm not a big fan of anime. Even though the world in this story is fascinating, it isn't my favorite because of all the Japanese and Korean culture influences. I couldn't connect to it 100% and it isn't a story where I would love to spend a lot of time immersed in it.
However, it is a Brandon Sanderson book, so I knew it was going to be good. And it was. Can't say it is my favorite book ever, but it was a lovely story with lovely main characters.
I really loved the concept. The plot was extremely interesting, and I kept wanting to read more and more. However, I found the story to be REALLY, and I mean REALLY, slow paced. It takes a long while to get to the action and to discover why both characters were connected. But it was all revealed in a very satisfying way.
The romance aspect was also extremely slow burn but very cute, nonetheless. I'm not a romance fan so this part wasn't really important for me, but I still enjoyed it.
As I said before, the two main characters are really awesome. I loved their arc, especially Painter's. The side characters were cool, too, but not so memorable in my opinion. Except for one of them: Design. Of course, Hoid is also a very fascinating character, but we already knew him from Tress.
There are some Cosmere concepts mentioned throughout the story. As someone who has only read Mistborn, and hasn't read any of the other Cosmere books, I was able to understand everything because Hoid is just really good at explaining. I didn't feel like anything in this book was a spoiler for other Sanderson's books, so you don't need to worry if this is your first Cosmere novel.
The worldbuilding was great as expected from Sanderson. He utilized some cool concepts and ideas that I found very fascinating.
Finally, this book is full of drawings. I'm not a fan of the art style but I can admit that the artist is very skillful and talented, and her drawings made the book feel more alive and an overall great reading experience.
As always, I rate books based on my enjoyment. Almost everything I said about this book in my review is positive, so why is it only 3 stars? Well, like I said previously, I'm not a big fan of anime. Even though the world in this story is fascinating, it isn't my favorite because of all the Japanese and Korean culture influences. I couldn't connect to it 100% and it isn't a story where I would love to spend a lot of time immersed in it.