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chrisljm's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Self harm, Vomit, Grief, Murder, and War
Minor: Sexual harassment
faitherslibrary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Blood, and Murder
betweentheshelves'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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Blood
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Self harm, and Death of parent
Minor: Body horror
missindyrose's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, and Blood
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Self harm
alboreader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Self harm and Murder
Minor: Animal death and Death of parent
hanarama'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? No
3.5
- Clear fairytale inspiration
- Easy and relaxing prose
- Resourceful and determined main character.
- The brothers are not distinct.
- Some side character were annoying.
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- Fairytales retold
- Disney films, particularly The Little Mermaid.
Coming into this after Unravel the Dusk, I am so pleased. I hated UtD and liked Spin the Dawn. Six Crimson Cranes nails the fairytale aesthetic much more and over all feels like a better crafted story. Lim hits some major fairytale tropes and though the story is primarily inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's The Wild Swans, Lim throws references to many other fairytales.
Because of this though, the story can feel a bit predictable at times. Overall, I don't think this is a bad thing for the story. The main character, Shiori is clever and determined, and it's enjoyable to see her succeed in her goals.
My least favorite part of this book was the dragon prince, who came off very annoying and patronizing overall.
This story does take place in the same universe as StD and UtD, though in a different nation. As such, it's interesting to see the world expanded further. And there is some overlap with the previous duology. This does make me anxious about the sequel though. I don't know if Lim is really skilled in writing sequels, as the fairytale/mythology feel kind of fell apart in UtD. I might act as though this is a stand alone book until I can learn more about future installments of the series.
Graphic: Bullying and Blood
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Self harm, and Gaslighting