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A review by kittyg
A Mortal Song by Megan Crewe
So this is one of my #SPFBO books and unfortunately I didn't finish this one. I read to 25%, but I could tell by that point that this book just wasn't going to be my cup of tea. The story has Asian origins, and is set largely around Mt Fuji in Japan, but it's a blend of the fantastical and the modern day, and I have a hard time with more urban-based fantasies.
This story follows Sora, a young Kami who has been in training since she was born to grow up and take over. Her parents are very powerful protectors of the realm, they rule over the Mountain and with the other Kami they have incredible powers of magic to control the weather and other elements for the whole of Japan.
When the story begins we're introduced to a little dragon-fly sidekick and Takeo who is a body-guard/friend to Sora. Sora is in the midst of planning for her birthday and hoping her parents will finally agree to teach her the ways of the Kami so she can truly unlock her potential and join in with them more...however, a swarm of ghosts led by a demon come and attack the mountain, and Sora and Takeo have to flee in order to find the true heir who can save them all...
What I liked about this story was the faster pacing and the concept of the dragon-fly friend. I am a sucker for a cute little side-kick I must admit!
Sadly for me, this one had a few more negatives than I was prepared to go on with. The major complaint is that this feels super basic in writing style. For me, I was a little more wonder and magic in a world where magic is everything to the Kami, but I never really got that. This felt like it was geared heavily towards a younger age bracket, and the writing matched that younger reading age in my opinion.
As for the characters, ultimately I just didn't connect. The initial concepts were there, and they kept me reading til 25%, but by then I still had nothing to connect with and I just couldn't keep on reading a book where not a lot was making me have good/bad emotions of any kind.
I probably would have given this a 2.5*s, it's by no means a bad book, just a bit simplistic and predictable, and so I think if you're a younger/newer fantasy reader you may really enjoy trying this story, it just didn't personally appeal to me.
This story follows Sora, a young Kami who has been in training since she was born to grow up and take over. Her parents are very powerful protectors of the realm, they rule over the Mountain and with the other Kami they have incredible powers of magic to control the weather and other elements for the whole of Japan.
When the story begins we're introduced to a little dragon-fly sidekick and Takeo who is a body-guard/friend to Sora. Sora is in the midst of planning for her birthday and hoping her parents will finally agree to teach her the ways of the Kami so she can truly unlock her potential and join in with them more...however, a swarm of ghosts led by a demon come and attack the mountain, and Sora and Takeo have to flee in order to find the true heir who can save them all...
What I liked about this story was the faster pacing and the concept of the dragon-fly friend. I am a sucker for a cute little side-kick I must admit!
Sadly for me, this one had a few more negatives than I was prepared to go on with. The major complaint is that this feels super basic in writing style. For me, I was a little more wonder and magic in a world where magic is everything to the Kami, but I never really got that. This felt like it was geared heavily towards a younger age bracket, and the writing matched that younger reading age in my opinion.
As for the characters, ultimately I just didn't connect. The initial concepts were there, and they kept me reading til 25%, but by then I still had nothing to connect with and I just couldn't keep on reading a book where not a lot was making me have good/bad emotions of any kind.
I probably would have given this a 2.5*s, it's by no means a bad book, just a bit simplistic and predictable, and so I think if you're a younger/newer fantasy reader you may really enjoy trying this story, it just didn't personally appeal to me.