the_scrivener_named_bartleby 's review for:

Land of the Lustrous 5 by Haruko Ichikawa

4.0

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Things’re certainly getting more dark.

It’s especially interesting to see the parallels between Ghost wanting to become more powerful and Phos, on the other side of gaining that power, lamenting that she had done so.