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Six Crimson Cranes

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As one of the longer YA books I've read in a while, I'm glad I took a moment before writing this review to gather my thoughts. This book is LONG, and while that's not always a bad thing, I think my attention strayed a few times because I just had so many books I wanted to get through! It truly transports you to another world and even with all the chaos and evil—I didn't want to leave. I had this book called The Wild Swans. It made me so stressed. I'm not sure why. But I fell in love with the story. Overall: interesting, intriguing, riveting start of epic series! I loved Shiori and her complicated love-hate relationship with her stepmother. A beautiful and immersive YA fantasy retelling of the Grimm brothers’ The Six Swans fairytale, set in an East-Asian inspired world, by the author of Spin the Dawn.

Seryu was also the best I loved him so much. He was so funny and the most adorable person dragon ever. The fact that he has red eyes and green hair makes him even hotter. The way he cared for Shiori was too much for my fragile little heart. I hated how little we saw of him in this book and I'm extremely excited for the next book so I can see more and more of him. But this is the only beginning of her compelling adventure and nothing as it seems. As she learns more about herself, the curse, she slowly finds out how naive she is from the beginning and she is the only one to change things radically at the empire! Shiori finds herself exiled to farther village and the bowl is not the only curse she has to deal. Raikama also forbids her to talk or write anything about her situation: if she opens her mouth to form a word her brothers will start to die one by one. She also turns her brother into six cranes and cursed their own father not to remember his own children.She must journey to the kingdom of dragons, navigate political intrigue among humans and dragons alike, fend off thieves who covet the pearl for themselves and will go to any lengths to get it, all while cultivating the appearance of a perfect princess to dissuade those who would see her burned at the stake for the magic that runs in her blood.

A beautiful and immersive YA fantasy retelling of the Grimm brothers’ The Six Swans fairytale, set in an East-Asian inspired world, by the author of Spin the Dawn. The world-building of Kiata was so intricate and it was pretty well-done. There was some info-dumping, which made it hard for me to follow - I think it should have been integrated more smoothly into the storyline somehow. The other issue I had was that even thought there was less time spent on action, there still wasn’t enough focus on characters either. There were no character deep dives into their motivation outside of some superficial descriptors, and as a result I felt held at arms-length from everything they were going through. And because I didn’t know the characters that well, it was difficult to know whether something they were doing was in-character or not. Is this normal for Shiori? Her brothers? Raikama? I don’t know, and I think some of the important revelations later on would have been more impactful if I understood these people better. Shiori is such a strong and brave character, determined to save her brothers even if she knows she'll get hurt along the way. She's so easy to root for. She has a vibrant personality, believable goals, and an adorable origami friend. Each of her brothers has a unique, individual personality. It was easy to tell them apart. Raikama casts a curse, turning Shiori’s brothers into cranes and banishing her from home, unrecognizable to anyone and unable to speak because for every sound that passes her lips, one of her brothers will die. Forced to work with the boy she didn't want to marry and a rebellious dragon she’s been taught not to trust, Shiori searches for a way to lift the curse from her brothers and herself.

Fast-paced excitement is balanced with a satisfyingly intricate plot that weaves in elements from Western fairy tales and East Asian folklore." - SLJ, starred review I also really enjoyed the characters- our mc Shiori went through a ton of development and i really grew attached to her. Poor girl went through sm but she kept going and we love to see it 👑👑 Now onto the prince Takken. Now I do love Shiori but this stupid little bitch thought he was a menace and the worst person alive and it turns out he is the loveliest person alive wtf. I do love Takken and he is an angel but I love Seryu more I'm sorry, not sorry. I'm manifesting no love triangle and that she will end up with Seryu and no Takken. They can be besties for life. I'm so sorry Takken my love but dragon boy wins. This book also stands out in the strong family ties it presents. There is something very heart-warming about these characters who love and respect their family dearly. Yes, no family is perfect, but every now and again, it is still nice to read about caring families that really try to do what’s best for each other.

On the whole, ‘Six Crimson Cranes' is a fantastic start to a series that I can easily see becoming a favourite of mine. The writing is terrific and well-supported by a complex storyline full of numerous twists and lovable characters. However, it does start off quite simple and slow-paced, so I’m giving it 4 stars. I would still highly recommend this book for all YA fantasy lovers as it refreshingly avoids most tropes associated with the genre. No matter where life takes you, you will be like those stars - connected by the light you shine together.”A stunning remake of a fairytale' Chloe Gong, New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights And how is Shiori gonna talk to the dragon king? he has the anger of Zeus and that's not good at all. Miss gurl better have her wits about her otherwise shits gonna be messy af.

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