A review by nahlaaly56
The Sword of Kaigen by M.L. Wang

4.0

This book is an example of why I find it hard to DNF books when I don't like them, the end could definitely turn things around. This is a very hard book to review, which is nothing compared to how hard it was to read at points. There's a lot of violent and gory scenes here. It was brutal to the point where there were parts where I questioned my decision to go on because it got too much for me. It was really painful. And there was a lot of infuriating sexism that made my blood boil. But then, after the early climax things started to change and I started to actually like it, and in the end, I was glad I didn't stop reading because I really enjoyed everything after the first climax had ended with all its gore. The rest was a beautiful character driven story of people handling their traumas and loss.