iamninjabuni 's review for:

Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff

1.0

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I didn't finish the book but I'm done. Cultural appropriation aside, the author couldn't even put together a cohesive story that made sense. And then of course, there was the theft and subsequent butchering of Japanese language and culture. I may have let it slide if it seemed that the author had consulted historians or experts, but as other critics have noted, it seems like he only consulted Wikipedia before building his world.

It's really a shame, because I really loved the idea of a steam punk samurai story. I guess I'll have to stick to anime for that.