Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim

59 reviews

_persephone's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

if there's a love triangle in the sequel, i will cry. :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Murder

jocogr's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

a_novi's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

This book is a great example of a classic style fantasy. It isn’t over the top with real world metaphors or super advanced world building but it is a good interesting story that I would consider family friendly. Mentions of dragons, magic, demons, there’s even an arranged married trope romance that doesn’t involve any unnecessary smut or sexual content. I could see myself reading this to my kids one day as it is not very advanced, but it is still entertaining and creative. Something that younger children could understand but could still potentially be a good challenge, and a gateway into more complex fantasies. I love how the plot twist of

Raikama the stepmother being a secret hero and a beloved character with humble beginnings, when she is expected in the beginning to fulfill a evil stepmother trope;

adds a bit of mystery and surprise in the story as well. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

claudan's review against another edition

adventurous 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? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Grief and Murder

fragrant_stars's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

My god I am starstruck by this book. I cannot wait to devour the sequel!! I loved the characters, and my heart genuinely ached for the main character as she went through her struggles. The Wild Swans was one of my very favourite fairytales as a child and as a Chinese person seeing this beloved myth retold as a East Asian fantasy was so thrilling to me that I procrastinated for maybe a whole year. I was so nervous because I desperately wanted to love this book, but if I could go back now I'd be shrieking at my past self to dive right in post haste.

One of the things I loved best was how much agency was given to Shiori as a character. The blurb on the back of the book suggested to me that she would be getting a lot more help from Seryu, but as I read the book

that didn't seem to be the case. Yes, he helped Shiori in some key moments, but most of the time Shiori got on using her wits. I also thought, based on something Seryu had said in an earlier chapter, that Shiori being forced to not use her words would eventually figure out to use wordless magic, and maybe that would be what saved the day- but no, not even that.

Mostly wits. I found that brilliant.

My only regret is that the Raikama, the main antagonist / twist villain / antihero of the story, died before all the loose ends could be satisfactorily tied together. Then again, I guess that's just life for ya. Death doesn't really tie things neatly, so I guess that makes sense. Even before she was revealed to be more than she seemed I could already sort of tell- which, trust me, it was a good thing and it felt soooo rewarding when my guesses turned out right!! Made me feel like I'd have loved to see a few more scenes with her before she left the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Classism

brandie_abbie19'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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail

calicat42's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

lauramcc7's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

meecespieces's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

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.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Blood, and Classism

Moderate: Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Torture, Violence, Death of parent, and War