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A review by stillnotstars
Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim
please stop comparing this book to mulan, it's clearly only compared to it because of the crossdressing and fantasy asian setting. also, the mulan that exists in the white imaginary is not mulan. i think howls moving castle (ghibli flavor) would be a WAY better comp.
i thought it was a bit boring but alright. i don't believe for a second that maia could have knitted a sweater in two days. some of it was very generic tragic backstory / romance stuff that i didn't really pay attention to. the magic system felt somewhat inconsistent and i wish it were fleshed out more, but i'm VERY excited by fiber arts magic. (eta: also the social aspect of the magic system is like, slavery? thats, um, a choice. again, i wish it were fleshed out more and thought abt this more clearly.) the romance was cute; i am once again finding that i am not immune to pretty magic boy. thats my thoughts.
i thought it was a bit boring but alright. i don't believe for a second that maia could have knitted a sweater in two days. some of it was very generic tragic backstory / romance stuff that i didn't really pay attention to. the magic system felt somewhat inconsistent and i wish it were fleshed out more, but i'm VERY excited by fiber arts magic. (eta: also the social aspect of the magic system is like, slavery? thats, um, a choice. again, i wish it were fleshed out more and thought abt this more clearly.) the romance was cute; i am once again finding that i am not immune to pretty magic boy. thats my thoughts.