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

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-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

4.5

The thing I always say when thinking about this book is that every character feels so real to me. Especially - obviously - misaki and mamaru. They’re so fully flushed out, so memorable well written and likeable. The world is huge - it took me awhile to catch onto some of the words and political relationships between lands but the glossary at the back and the map and layout of the social hierarchy at the front helped tremendously. The world is so interesting, the characters so likeable and the plot just so fast moving, even when it seemed it wasn’t. Wang really built up Misaki and Mamaru so well before diving into the main action of the novel and I did not mind it one bit because genuinely I was so interested in these two characters. The descriptions of the world were so clear it’s like you can fully visualize everything even the action scenes which I admit I tend to get very lost on in some books but this was just done so well. I could fully imagine what was happening. Wang is a talented writer and I cannot wait to see what she writes next. I understand for now she has put a pause on this universe she has built because her skills as an author is not up to par with what she wants to do with the series but as she grows and writes other things I hope she will come back and blow us away with some more amazing characters and world building, I’m also looking forward to her other projects in between! 
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