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A review by nica_eris
Blossoms and Shadows by Lian Hearn
2.0
If I would rate the book cover I would give it a 10, But.
But.
The story is presented as a tale of a girl who ended up in the middle of the Japanese civil war in the 1860's when is, in fact, very much different.
Also, reading some synopsis online there was this focus on her relationship with her uncle. Yeah, I can agree it was scandalous but it seemed to me that it wasn't so important, not to her nor to the story.
Tsuru is a really strange main character, I didn't sympathize with her once.
More than a novel, it seemed kind of a summarized historical chronicle with some fiction here and there.
But.
The story is presented as a tale of a girl who ended up in the middle of the Japanese civil war in the 1860's when is, in fact, very much different.
Spoiler
I was kind of disappointed when she get married, for real. Because the synopsis in the book made me believe that that was something that was going to happen but it was canceled because of what was happening in the country.Also, reading some synopsis online there was this focus on her relationship with her uncle. Yeah, I can agree it was scandalous but it seemed to me that it wasn't so important, not to her nor to the story.
Tsuru is a really strange main character, I didn't sympathize with her once.
More than a novel, it seemed kind of a summarized historical chronicle with some fiction here and there.