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kiwij96's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A very cozy and simple read, beautifully written and full of adventure, twists, and magic. Lacking in description at times which made me feel like I missed information. I was in love with the writing and adventure for 35 out of the 40 chapters. After that I felt like some things were both a bit rushed and strung out longer than necessary.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Blood, and Classism
Moderate: Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Torture, Violence, Death of parent, and War
jasminechocklettslee's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Violence
Minor: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and War
broccoli_j's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I think this book has to grow on you! It has a relatively slow start, but I have never read a book with such an original take on the „chosen one“ Trope.
The worldbuilding, the characterarcs and the magic system are just insane and the story uses the found family trope in such a unique way!
This was a great first book and I’m excited for the rest of the series!!!
The worldbuilding, the characterarcs and the magic system are just insane and the story uses the found family trope in such a unique way!
This was a great first book and I’m excited for the rest of the series!!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, and War
notapenguin's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
i cried.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Violence, and Grief
Minor: War
guessgreenleaf's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
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? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: War
monniebiloney's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
This book really reminded me of the movie BRAVE (Disney)
It's definitely its own thing, but it is weirdly similar on the bases of it's exciting insidient.
If you liked Brave, you will LOVE Six Chrimson Crains.
I love that I didn't read the back of the book, cuz some of my favorite plot points that grabbed me by surprise were greatly spoiled on the back of the book.
So please, just read the first page to see if you'd like the book
It's definitely its own thing, but it is weirdly similar on the bases of it's exciting insidient.
If you liked Brave, you will LOVE Six Chrimson Crains.
I love that I didn't read the back of the book, cuz some of my favorite plot points that grabbed me by surprise were greatly spoiled on the back of the book.
So please, just read the first page to see if you'd like the book
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism
Minor: Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, and War
bookedandbusy's review
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I absolutely loved this book! The storytelling was beautiful and I love the characters! Kiki was my favorite and her and Shiori’s relationship is the cutest! I loved the plot twist, and I can’t wait to see how the story progresses in the next book!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death of parent
pixellatxd's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Death of parent, and War
Moderate: Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
fatherprozac's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I think I was so entranced by the gorgeous cover art that I set my expectations too high. The writing in this book has a huge problem with telling rather than showing, which robbed all the key moments of their tension and emotional impact. Shiori never really develops as a character, either. We are told that she is stronger, smarter, tougher but that is never shown to be true. In fact, she constantly sees a bad choice, recognizes it as a bad choice, and chooses it anyway literally just because and then acts surprised that it turned out poorly. Rinse and repeat for the entire book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
kaziaroo's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
On one hand, this book as a quick, light and enjoyable read, probably aimed more at the younger end of the YA spectrum. On the other hand, it just didn't feel like much thought went into it. Beyond the obvious fantasy elements, I found that my suspension of disbelief was being pushed past its limits; the events and characters' actions were just too unbelievable.
For example, at one point Shiori is rowing a boat up a river from the sea, to the mountains. Uphill, right? But then she encounters a steep downhill waterfall, the water crashing from the sea end down to where the mountains are. Did none of the editors think to point this out? Is this a magic waterfall that defies gravity?
However, that was just one scene; I could let that slide. I also ignored the paper bird that can get wet without any repercussions because hey, magic. But the characters' relationships with Shiori were just so sudden and unbelievable:
For most of the book, Shiori is cursed to have a bowl stuck on her head, covering most of her face, and she can't make any noise from her mouth. For a world in which demons are real, you'd think people could be forgiven for being scared of her and thinking she was some demon or malicious spirit. But no – only the "bad" characters think that, whereas the "good" characters instantly adore and trust Shiori deeply, giving her gifts and welcoming her into their home despite having no basis for this trust. There was no build-up or complexity to their relationships; it was just instant, groundless faith and love. They could also nearly always understand what Shiori was saying, even though she couldn't speak and rarely bothered to use the paper given to her specifically to communicate with.
In general, I felt that the book moved too fast. I get that it needed to be a certain length to meet the target audience, but there were moments where I would have liked to have lingered and seen Shiori's character development more slowly and deeply, or explored the mysteries and intrigues more. Unfortunately, the author relies a lot on exposition and telling rather than showing, which made this a very shallow read. The author clearly wasn't willing to think about how things worked but just wanted them to happen. Towards the end, we had to sit through pages and pages of the villains explaining their actions and the reasoning behind it, reasons which weren't hinted at at all earlier in the story. Shiori being the bloodsake or whatever came from nowhere and meant nothing to me. It felt weak and lazy, yet it was the motivation behind everything! Shiori's magic didn't even do much; I often forgot it was there.
The book wasn't all bad though; if you look past their ridiculous trust in Shiori, some of the characters are sweet and loveable and I liked her brothers although there were too many of them for me to keep track of their personalities. The setting and world was nice although underdeveloped and I liked Shiori as a protagonist. If you don't think about it too deeply (like the author clearly didn't), it's a decent read.
For example, at one point Shiori is rowing a boat up a river from the sea, to the mountains. Uphill, right? But then she encounters a steep downhill waterfall, the water crashing from the sea end down to where the mountains are. Did none of the editors think to point this out? Is this a magic waterfall that defies gravity?
However, that was just one scene; I could let that slide. I also ignored the paper bird that can get wet without any repercussions because hey, magic. But the characters' relationships with Shiori were just so sudden and unbelievable:
For most of the book, Shiori is cursed to have a bowl stuck on her head, covering most of her face, and she can't make any noise from her mouth. For a world in which demons are real, you'd think people could be forgiven for being scared of her and thinking she was some demon or malicious spirit. But no – only the "bad" characters think that, whereas the "good" characters instantly adore and trust Shiori deeply, giving her gifts and welcoming her into their home despite having no basis for this trust. There was no build-up or complexity to their relationships; it was just instant, groundless faith and love. They could also nearly always understand what Shiori was saying, even though she couldn't speak and rarely bothered to use the paper given to her specifically to communicate with.
In general, I felt that the book moved too fast. I get that it needed to be a certain length to meet the target audience, but there were moments where I would have liked to have lingered and seen Shiori's character development more slowly and deeply, or explored the mysteries and intrigues more. Unfortunately, the author relies a lot on exposition and telling rather than showing, which made this a very shallow read. The author clearly wasn't willing to think about how things worked but just wanted them to happen. Towards the end, we had to sit through pages and pages of the villains explaining their actions and the reasoning behind it, reasons which weren't hinted at at all earlier in the story.
The book wasn't all bad though; if you look past their ridiculous trust in Shiori, some of the characters are sweet and loveable and I liked her brothers although there were too many of them for me to keep track of their personalities. The setting and world was nice although underdeveloped and I liked Shiori as a protagonist. If you don't think about it too deeply (like the author clearly didn't), it's a decent read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Blood, Vomit, and War