charlotteregan 's review for:

The Sword of Kaigen by M.L. Wang

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I can’t. I just can’t process anything. This was brutal, painful, sad, emotional, fantastic, phenomenal, and gut-wrenching and I don’t think I’ll ever get enough. Praiseworthy world-building and mind you this book has THE Misaki Matsuda. I want y’all to read this book because it is great and also because it has Misaki, the best character here. 

I need a hundred (100) business days to move on completely from this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Rape, Sexism, Murder