richacha 's review for:

Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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for the first time, i cried in tears of reading a book. this is it.

the story of Six Crimson Cranes touched all the places of my heart. i fell in love with the world-building as well as the folklore. elizabeth lim's creative way of storytelling brought me tears. the characters are so well-written, i wish i was there with them ?!?!

despite it having a hint of romance (which i totally love), it did not stray shiori's purpose off. my shiori suffered so much, my poor girl T-T 

AND TAKKAN?1!?1 i didnt expect that i would love him so much. i was kinda rooting for seryu at first but noticed na he doesnt have much screentime from the book so it is CLEARLY TAKKAN AND IM NOT COMPLAINING !

kiki was sooo savage, i just love that paper bird so much!! AAAA her dynamic with shiori was the best throughout the book.

what made me cried was

the scene with raikama at the end. my heart HURTS and to think na she only protected them in her own way, even its cruel.. that shattered me.

it was truly an emotional rollercoaster. an adventure of a life time that you will never forget.

so far.. my best read of 2025. <3

ps. no one told me that this is a duology omg i need the second book so baddd!