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aissatou68's review against another edition
4.0
Never read a book with such a dark concept before but this one was great. However, the main character has the tendency to piss you off. Overall good book that I could not put down!
katielovesbooks134's review against another edition
3.0
Hoopla audio. BOTM selection November 2021. Not really my cup of tea but I thought it was well executed.
alexaabbott's review against another edition
3.0
This started out rough, and it took about halfway through for me to really be engaged, but it was worth it. The main character was morally grey, but even that’s being a little too nice about her, and the combination of two cultures was really interesting.
readwithmesashamarie's review against another edition
3.0
I loved this book up until the very end. It felt extremely rushed and did not match the organic flow of the story. If this had ended differently this could have easily been a 4 or 5 star read. The mythology, the history, and the writing up until the ending were all superb.
sumna_sova's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
1.5
arpa_25's review against another edition
4.0
This book tells a unique story that I've read in a long while. As I didn't have any idea about japanese myths and folk tales, this book gave me a window to explore that world. I felt connected with the characters and loved the MC's brother Neven. The sibling trope was one of the highlights for sure that brought warmth AND frustration to the story. I can't count how many times I shouted at both Ren and Neven for their sometimes foolish reactions and unwise decisions. But I think that was the purpose of the first book???? And Ren's spitful decisions sometimes made me stare at the words and sigh. Specially when she said over and over again that neven doesn't understand anything (I've lost count of how many times she said that) when her brother left everything and travelled across the world with her, only to be infatuated with Hiro. Ignoring neven and prioritizing Hiro was what made me angry. And the ending that was what I feared and worse. The relationship between Hiro and Ren became too romantic too fast and once again perhaps that was the purpose of the author so that it seemed suspicious or even ominous to the readers? I had made up my mind that if anything happened to neven I would stop reading.....but yeah I'm reading the sequel now so see you there!