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A review by tsuharesu
The Sword of Kaigen by M.L. Wang
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
When I think about Misaki, her development, and everything that she goes through and how she leaves "the other side", I think this book is 5 stars. It was the first book I read with a mother's perspective on things, and I quite enjoyed it!
But when thinking about it from a plot perspective, it was strange for me to have a slice of life type of book. Maybe because I'm not used to it, maybe because I wanted to know more about this universe, maybe something was just not that detailed and explained. I got this feeling that I wanted more. So it would be more like 4 stars.
And then, some things that happened I didn't see coming! Apart from the storyline, which I'm not going to spoil, but I think both parts that got me "what?!" was when they talked casually about the characters using cell phones, and when their powers were shown for the first time.
But when thinking about it from a plot perspective, it was strange for me to have a slice of life type of book. Maybe because I'm not used to it, maybe because I wanted to know more about this universe, maybe something was just not that detailed and explained. I got this feeling that I wanted more. So it would be more like 4 stars.
And then, some things that happened I didn't see coming! Apart from the storyline, which I'm not going to spoil, but I think both parts that got me "what?!" was when they talked casually about the characters using cell phones, and when their powers were shown for the first time.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism and Child death