A review by woduz
The Nichan Smile by C.J. Merwild

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

this was SUCH a heavy book, there's so much depth to it and a lot of room to grow heavily attached to characters, to the point that I had to put down the book for a few months to mourn just one of them (barely hanging on thumbs up) this book will grip your emotions and then shake them around like a snow globe, leaving you, the reader, muddled and upside down

but then the snow settles, and I just want to read more and get spun upside down all over again

it's definitely not your average fantasy book, it's original, it's dark, and it lingers, and I would like to read more

do check the tw's before you read ❤️‍🩹