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fiercereadsfiction's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Child death and Violence
Minor: War
smileypers0n's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Grief and Abandonment
Minor: Child death, Violence, and War
rileydobereading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Death, Violence, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail
bethsreading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Graphic: Child death, Miscarriage, Violence, and Grief
ernea_navish's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
The writing is easy to follow, even tho for some the start might be a little bit chaotic. The plot jumps right into action, not wasting time with long introductions so some might feel lost. I personally loved it this way... You meet all the characters with the flow, learn about the world together with the characters. There aren't unnecessary filler chapters. It also felt like watching a K-Drama / C-Drama instead of reading a book.
The story-line follows a young girl, sacrificing herself out of love for her family and her people. She gets to a Spirit Realm, where she needs to help break a curse if she wants the disasters happening to her people to stop. And while doing so, she meets many more characters who either help her or try to harm her. The plot twists in there are really good. The action as well.
The romance is sweet and natural, not breaking the flow of the main plot but at the same time not being just a side story-line. The whole book just keeps you on your toes, expecting what might happen next.
Only disappointment is that the book could’ve been longer. Not in a bad way. However, some scenes would be much more magical, if they went into more details.
And the hate relationship; it really made me anxious of who Mina will end up with. And any decision she would make did make sense, which was very good. But it still made me anxious that my wished ending would not happen...
Minor: Violence and Blood
jayisreading's review against another edition
4.0
All-in-all, I enjoyed this YA novel more than I thought I would. I think I was especially taken to the emphasis on storytelling, and I really appreciated how Oh seamlessly wove in other Korean folktales into the novel through Mina.
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Grief
Minor: War
e_riahh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and War
emisbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Violence and Blood
cami_chai's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Moderate: Violence
Minor: War
staceyinthesticks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Death, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child death, Miscarriage, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and War