The Sword of Kaigen: A Theonite War Story
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Summary
Better to die sharp in war than rust through a time of peace。
A mother struggling to repress her violent past，
A son struggling to grasp his violent future，
A father blind to the danger that threatens them all。
When the winds of war reach their peninsula， will the Matsuda family have the strength to defend their empire？ Or will they tear each other apart before the true enemies even reach their shores？
High on a mountainside at the edge of the Kaigenese Empire live the most powerful warriors in the world， superhumans capable of raising the sea and wielding blades of ice。 For hundreds of years， the fighters of the Kusanagi Peninsula have held the Empire’s enemies at bay， earning their frozen spit of land the name ‘The Sword of Kaigen。’
Born into Kusanagi’s legendary Matsuda family， fourteen-year-old Mamoru has always known his purpose: to master his family’s fighting techniques and defend his homeland。 But when an outsider arrives and pulls back the curtain on Kaigen’s alleged age of peace， Mamoru realizes that he might not have much time to become the fighter he was bred to be。 Worse， the empire he was bred to defend may stand on a foundation of lies。
Misaki told herself that she left the passions of her youth behind when she married into the Matsuda house。 Determined to be a good housewife and mother， she hid away her sword， along with everything from her days as a fighter in a faraway country。 But with her growing son asking questions about the outside world， the threat of an impending invasion looming across the sea， and her frigid husband grating on her nerves， Misaki finds the fighter in her clawing its way back to the surface。
A mother struggling to repress her violent past，
A son struggling to grasp his violent future，
A father blind to the danger that threatens them all。
When the winds of war reach their peninsula， will the Matsuda family have the strength to defend their empire？ Or will they tear each other apart before the true enemies even reach their shores？
High on a mountainside at the edge of the Kaigenese Empire live the most powerful warriors in the world， superhumans capable of raising the sea and wielding blades of ice。 For hundreds of years， the fighters of the Kusanagi Peninsula have held the Empire’s enemies at bay， earning their frozen spit of land the name ‘The Sword of Kaigen。’
Born into Kusanagi’s legendary Matsuda family， fourteen-year-old Mamoru has always known his purpose: to master his family’s fighting techniques and defend his homeland。 But when an outsider arrives and pulls back the curtain on Kaigen’s alleged age of peace， Mamoru realizes that he might not have much time to become the fighter he was bred to be。 Worse， the empire he was bred to defend may stand on a foundation of lies。
Misaki told herself that she left the passions of her youth behind when she married into the Matsuda house。 Determined to be a good housewife and mother， she hid away her sword， along with everything from her days as a fighter in a faraway country。 But with her growing son asking questions about the outside world， the threat of an impending invasion looming across the sea， and her frigid husband grating on her nerves， Misaki finds the fighter in her clawing its way back to the surface。
Reviews
not henna
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（dnf at 20%） sorry but i got really uncomfortable and bored whilst reading this…maybe i’ll get back to it…one day
Lofi_Loki
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Super rad。 Picked it up and finished it a week and a half。 It felt like watching a gripping anime that hooks you from start to finish。 Honestly such an amazing book i can’t believe it’s self published。 What an inspirational author
Alyssa Barroga
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I discovered this book through booktube， and I’m thankful for that channel。 This book is amazing and one of a kind！ Heartbreakingly beautiful。 I love the world building more than anything， but I enjoyed the relationship dynamics too。 It was a stroke of genius to have multiple point of views， it suited the narrative well， and the author knew when to employ a character’s POV that would best affect the story and the reader experience。 I just love every character， I loved the ending， and I’m going t I discovered this book through booktube， and I’m thankful for that channel。 This book is amazing and one of a kind！ Heartbreakingly beautiful。 I love the world building more than anything， but I enjoyed the relationship dynamics too。 It was a stroke of genius to have multiple point of views， it suited the narrative well， and the author knew when to employ a character’s POV that would best affect the story and the reader experience。 I just love every character， I loved the ending， and I’m going to check out the other Theonite stories for sure！ 。。。more
Brendan Ekin
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The Sword of Kaigen is powerful， emotional， tragic， yet beautiful。 This is a truly unique fantasy， infused with Japanese culture， themes， and tone。 It was mainly centered around a family- the powerful Matsuda's。 This family was from a very traditional mountain village in the Kusanagi Peninsula in the Kaiganese empire。 The Kusanagi Peninsula is traditionally known to have powerful and strong bloodlines， who produce the best swordsmen alive with superhuman abilities。 However， Kusanagi hasn't kept The Sword of Kaigen is powerful， emotional， tragic， yet beautiful。 This is a truly unique fantasy， infused with Japanese culture， themes， and tone。 It was mainly centered around a family- the powerful Matsuda's。 This family was from a very traditional mountain village in the Kusanagi Peninsula in the Kaiganese empire。 The Kusanagi Peninsula is traditionally known to have powerful and strong bloodlines， who produce the best swordsmen alive with superhuman abilities。 However， Kusanagi hasn't kept up with the rest of the world。 The government has been manipulating the village with propaganda and wants them to remain loyal despite using their powerful swordsmen as pawns in war。 This village has its world turned upside down when a new family moves in from the Northern and more modern part of the empire。 Kwang， a young boy of this new family starts school and meets a young swordsman， of the powerful Matsuda family， named Mamoru。 Kwang challenges Mamoru on his beliefs， traditions， prejudices， patriotism， religion。 Mamoru is now forced to confront his own place in the world despite being resistant。 His mother Misaki notices the conflict within Mamoru and eventually finds out。 Misaki， initially an outsider who was forced into an arranged marriage into the Matsuda family has a secret past。 Conflict and pain from years of an unhappy marriage and being a subservient wife have swelled up to the surface。 The father Takeru is blind to it all。 Tragedy ensues。 Hope is at the end of the tunnel and Misaki is at the heart of it。 This is one of the best books I have read this year。 I was blown away and surprised。 There have been many rave reviews， but I wasn't sure what to expect。 I appreciate work from an Indie author。 It's important to support these people， especially If they are very talented。 M。L Wang is very talented。 I read this book free on my Kindle account。 But I have decided to purchase a physical copy of the book to show my support。5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 。。。more
Bridgit
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4。5 stars。 This book was beautiful。 The elemental magic system was fantastic。 The military strategy aspect was very cool。 The supremely patriarchal cultural influence from traditional Japanese warriors was interesting and added an aspect to the story I don’t read about often， expected obedience and subservience。 But mostly this was about characters。 The growth， inner strength， grief， and resilience of a woman who is forced to leash herself to fit into what her family and society expect from her。
Avalon Cameron
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I almost gave this one 4 stars。 It was very slow。 On one battle and a lot of sadness。
Luis Caetano
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Que livro intenso， gostei muito da construção do mundo e dos personagens。 Apesar de ser uma fantasia em volume único， a autora possui outros dois livros que se passam no mesmo universo mas isso não quer dizer que a historia não é completa， porque é。 Gostei tanto que penso em ler os outros livros do universo。 Além disso， o que mais me chamou a atenção foi a profundidade dos personagens， a Misaki e o Mamuru são desenvolvidos muito bem， principalmente a primeira。 Com relação à história， a personage Que livro intenso， gostei muito da construção do mundo e dos personagens。 Apesar de ser uma fantasia em volume único， a autora possui outros dois livros que se passam no mesmo universo mas isso não quer dizer que a historia não é completa， porque é。 Gostei tanto que penso em ler os outros livros do universo。 Além disso， o que mais me chamou a atenção foi a profundidade dos personagens， a Misaki e o Mamuru são desenvolvidos muito bem， principalmente a primeira。 Com relação à história， a personagem Misaki passa por tanta coisa ruim que você fica com raiva da sociedade machista， mas， no final， amei a conclusão， principalmente depois dos capítulos 26 e 27 （que pra mim foram os mais emocionantes em termos de reviravolta）。 Ademais， gostei bastante de como o mundo parece medieval mas possui tecnologia， como os info-cons （celulares）。 Para finalizar， essa fantasia é diferente das demais encontradas， o que não é ruim， pois m0stra uma cultura que eu acho que se assemelha com a japonesa e que eu ainda não tinha lido nada parecido， enfim recomendo 100%。 。。。more
Carol
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I sobbed for 150 pages straight
franzi
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DNF at 40%， this wasn't a bad book per se， but I noticed pretty quickly that it wasn't for me and I won't enjoy it。 Maybe I'll give this another try sometime later。 DNF at 40%， this wasn't a bad book per se， but I noticed pretty quickly that it wasn't for me and I won't enjoy it。 Maybe I'll give this another try sometime later。 。。。more
D。 Heyman
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It's an amazing and moving story。 While the cultures are clearly inspired by certain historical events， Wang has built her own rich world with them and has brought these wonderfully detailed characters to life within it。 If you like oriental themed fantasy， with a heavy splash of elemental magic， you have to check this out。 It's an amazing and moving story。 While the cultures are clearly inspired by certain historical events， Wang has built her own rich world with them and has brought these wonderfully detailed characters to life within it。 If you like oriental themed fantasy， with a heavy splash of elemental magic， you have to check this out。 。。。more
Whimsical Amoura
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 After finishing the book I took some time to think through my thoughts before writing a review。This book is an absolute amazing story！ The characters abs story were compelling from the beginning。 This book does become devastatingly truthful to the effects of war so much so that it did leave me crying at one point for an hour as I couldnt stop turning the pages。 The climax of the story occurs around the 60-70% mark。 This whole novel played out like an amazing anime。 The magic system was absolutel After finishing the book I took some time to think through my thoughts before writing a review。This book is an absolute amazing story！ The characters abs story were compelling from the beginning。 This book does become devastatingly truthful to the effects of war so much so that it did leave me crying at one point for an hour as I couldnt stop turning the pages。 The climax of the story occurs around the 60-70% mark。 This whole novel played out like an amazing anime。 The magic system was absolutely incredible！！！！ I loved it！ The geography was super cool。 The world building was fantastic！ I had so so so much fun reading this book I couldnt put it down。 I stayed up until 3 am reading this story！ Absolutely enthralling！Why I docked one star: At this point I was curious to see where the story would go。 2/3 of the book was absolutely epic。 I was patient with the author to unravel the ending。 I was unfortunently very underwhelmed。 All of a sudden Takeru has a personality change and becomes a different person entirely。 Misaki forgives 15 years of being degraded。 The assassination attempt doesnt get wrapped up and is left open ended and the war with the fonyaka doesnt get wrapped up。 Just left open ended。 I needed a stronger ending and the last third of the book completely shifted in tone。 Now if there was a follow on book I would think differently knowing that these things would be addresses in another installment however this is a standalone。 So I expected more than what I received。 At no point would I say that this was a bad book。 It was fantastic and a 5 star read for 2/3 of the book。 The choice of ending didnt particularly work for me but that doesnt take away from the epic work throughout the rest of the book。 For a while this was going to be my all time favorite book。 Unfortunately it didnt follow through。I absolutely recommend everyone to read this book。 It's fantastic！ 。。。more
Books。With。Peach
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If you’re a fan of Avatar: The Last Airbender， but wanted it to be more dark and brutal， this book is for you。This book absolutely blew me away。 It’s a Japanese inspired military world， with elemental powers。 We follow a mother-son duo， Mamrou and Misaki， this is honestly something I’ve never seen in fantasy books before。 Either the parents are absent or dead， so this was a nice change。Mamrou is a 14-year old whose view of the Kaigenese Empire gets shaken when he befriends a foreign student at t If you’re a fan of Avatar: The Last Airbender， but wanted it to be more dark and brutal， this book is for you。This book absolutely blew me away。 It’s a Japanese inspired military world， with elemental powers。 We follow a mother-son duo， Mamrou and Misaki， this is honestly something I’ve never seen in fantasy books before。 Either the parents are absent or dead， so this was a nice change。Mamrou is a 14-year old whose view of the Kaigenese Empire gets shaken when he befriends a foreign student at the warrior academy。 He learns about the lies and propaganda spread by the Empire， under which the Kaigen Peninsula resides。 Misaki is the mother of four children， who left her past as a fighter to become a dutiful wife of the great Matsuda family。 However， when her son， Mamrou starts questioning the Empire， Misaki lends her advice and so continues on their development… Read and find out more。Misaki has to be one of my favourite heroines in fantasy！ She values her family and friendships over all else， and when war comes at their doorstep she doesn't falter。 Through hardships， she remains ever strong。 I just love her so much。 The development of Mamrou’s character was so gradual and satisfying。 He is determined to live up to the past warriors in the Matsuda family and does his best。 A sweet， summer boy。 His fight scenes were immaculate， can’t say enough about it。Okay， so bad things happen to people in this book and it’s brutal。 We go through a war in the book and I was on the edge of my seat， flipping pages as I soaked in the wonderful world M。L。 Wang created。 There are also amazing large-scale battle scenes， with lots of elemental powers such as water， fire， earth， light manipulation， and even blood manipulation。 M。L。 Wang packs a punch and a great deal of intricate worldbuilding， elemental magic， and complex characters that I wished it continued and had a second book。 However， if you’re looking for a standalone fantasy novel， please check this out！ You won’t regret it！ :） 。。。more
GG
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Set in a world with modern tech as well as ancient， mystical secrets this book is a powerful fantasy work。 It is epic in scale yet focuses on characters and individuals so much that I wouldn't be surprised to recognize them should I ever meet one。 It's a character driven fantasy with a strong plot， action scenes， and storytelling。 Set in a world with modern tech as well as ancient， mystical secrets this book is a powerful fantasy work。 It is epic in scale yet focuses on characters and individuals so much that I wouldn't be surprised to recognize them should I ever meet one。 It's a character driven fantasy with a strong plot， action scenes， and storytelling。 。。。more
Matt
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Read it！Holy crap this was great！ All the feels！ And to think it is only a single volumn！ Just Read it！
cia
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i love you mom
Anya
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Oh man， what a book。 Cognitive dissonance is strong with this one。 I loved it， but I also kinda hated it。 I have never felt this level of confusion and discomfort with a story。 I have finished it a while ago， but I couldn’t bring myself to rate and review it right away。 I knew I had to sit with it for a while。 There is just too much to unpack here。 If I went my usual ‘Aries’ way about it， no thought - just pure feeling， I would have given it 5 stars and proclaimed a new fave from the rooftops。 B Oh man， what a book。 Cognitive dissonance is strong with this one。 I loved it， but I also kinda hated it。 I have never felt this level of confusion and discomfort with a story。 I have finished it a while ago， but I couldn’t bring myself to rate and review it right away。 I knew I had to sit with it for a while。 There is just too much to unpack here。 If I went my usual ‘Aries’ way about it， no thought - just pure feeling， I would have given it 5 stars and proclaimed a new fave from the rooftops。 But I knew， somewhere at the back of my mind， that I had major issues with some aspects of it。 So I slept on it， thought about it all day and this is my effort at unpacking some of it。 I have always said， if a book makes me invested in the characters and makes me feel/stir powerful emotions， it’s a five star book and a favourite。 This book did that。 Fuck， it did it way more than any other book I have ever read。 Misaki’s character study alone is 11/10 for me。 I haven’t even finished chapter one before she grabbed me by the throat and did not let go。 This character is truly something special， one that I think will stay with me forever。 So， the first two-thirds of the book had me。 I was in it， I went through every single range of human emotion possible。 I didn’t care about the clunky pacing， I didn’t care about awkward info dumps， I didn’t care about the weird， not precisely defined worldbuilding。 I just cared about this woman and her son。 The emotions and investment they have triggered in me cannot be put into words。However， my issues and problems that cannot be masked by the awe-inspiring character work come in the last third of the book。 Again， has nothing to do with technical issues I mentioned – the pace， the writing， the whatever。 It has to do with messaging， and some of the tropes used， that I simply cannot get on board with。 I can't go further into it without spoilers， so for those who have read it and want to know why I can’t give this book five stars， here it is: （view spoiler）[1。 Misaki and Takeru。 Chapter 27， the duel， left me shook。 Like I imagine shook most people。 But， while I was glad to get an explanation of Takeru， I was dreading the direction it has set up for the story。 I did not pick up the book a whole day after finishing that chapter because I KNEW where it would go， and that I would absolutely hate it。 And I was right in my fear。 It went and did the ‘victim falls in love with her abuser’ trope。 I’m sorry， but no。 Fuck that。 The immediate shift in Takeru’s behavior was painfully unrealistic。 The notion that Misaki is half to blame for this debacle of a marriage is INSULTING。 The showing of Takeru seeing his wife as a human being for the first time after she showcases her worth through a skill he respects？ Get。Fucked。 I mean， the messaging here… what the actual fuck？！？ It’s okay that he hurt her because he was hurting too？ She was supposed to try harder and heal him？？ This whole relationship is fucking horrendous and the fact that the author tried to justify it at the end makes me sick。 Misaki loves him now？ 15 years of emotional， verbal， physical and sexual abuse， is done and dealt with now that we know the ‘why’ of it？ It was all worth it at the end？ No。 Hell fucking no。 This whole book went for the realistic， the raw and the tragic。 Instead of sticking with it， it romanticized and justified domestic abuse instead of going for the nuance。 Misaki hated her husband。 She hated him for 15 years， and rightly so。 I would have been okay with them coming to an understanding， learning to function somehow， but love？ Miss me with that shit。 If any other book pulled this crap， it would be lucky to get two stars out of me。 I absolutely hated this aspect of the story。 Anyone is welcome to disagree with me， but I doubt my mind can be changed on this particular topic。 2。 Hyori subplot。 I get it， it’s a war story。 Awful shit happens， people die and people are hurt。 But for some reason， this really bothered me。 The ‘rape victim kills herself’ trope。 All other upsetting shit makes some sort of twisted sense to me， yet this one doesn’t。 I don’t think it needed to be done， or at least， not in this way。 I found it to be more of an emotional manipulation than having an actual point。 3。 Both of those two issues tie in and come down to this third one， I guess。 I hated the suffocating patriarchy this world had。 I know it is inspired by the real word， by feudal Japan， I know shit like this happened and is still happening in the world。 Doesn’t mean I have to like and accept it in fantasy books。 I am beyond over it。 Just my opinion， the only one I can have given my upbringing， my experiences and my values。 4。 Another thing that I was reminded of while chatting with others about this book – the blood supremacy aspect。 It was never challenged。 It presented the blood purity importance （so， basically inbreeding） and how some bloodlines are more powerful， skilled and worthy than others。 And just left it at that。 Yeah， it’s a magic system， but it still sent a disturbing message and rubbed me the wrong way。 （hide spoiler）]So， this fucking book。 It ruined me。 In good ways and in bad ways。 It elicited some of the strongest emotions I’ve ever experienced reading a book。 While I cannot give it the highest rating and a spot in my favourites， this book will stay with me。 As even with all its faults， it is truly something special。 。。。more
Prathyusha
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It's a 4。7！ It's a 4。7！ 。。。more
Jasvinder
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Great story。。。 Looking forward to read other books of M。L。 Wang。
Patrick
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Woah， i had not read a good book in a long time。 Until i stumpled on Sword of Kaigen。 It got so many compelling characters， wonderful progression， worldbuilding and so many themes that my mind can't comprehend how the author had written this masterpiece。 This book woke me same feelings as Robin Hobbs books。 It is that good。 Easily 5/5。 Woah， i had not read a good book in a long time。 Until i stumpled on Sword of Kaigen。 It got so many compelling characters， wonderful progression， worldbuilding and so many themes that my mind can't comprehend how the author had written this masterpiece。 This book woke me same feelings as Robin Hobbs books。 It is that good。 Easily 5/5。 。。。more
salem
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that was so beautiful what the actual fuck :’）
Paul
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Interesting setting and magic system， but the actual story didn't grab me。 I'm not a big fan of stories featuring suppressed women even if pseudo historic in this case which might have affected the rating。 The fact that the book doesn't really end either is a bit disappointing too as it marketed as a stand-alone book。 Interesting setting and magic system， but the actual story didn't grab me。 I'm not a big fan of stories featuring suppressed women even if pseudo historic in this case which might have affected the rating。 The fact that the book doesn't really end either is a bit disappointing too as it marketed as a stand-alone book。 。。。more
dregsqueen
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this book was so good I’LL NEVER STOP SCREAMING OMG
Philip Clapper
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Wang's characters， dialogue， and technical craft are all high quality。 Based on that alone， I would have given this book five stars。 However， the plot is simply not as tight as I personally would have liked。 Halfway through the novel， the primary point of view shifts， and what had seemed to be the original plot and character arc appears to have been abandoned for a different one。 However， this feels highly intentional， and I do not fault Wang for writing her story this way， it simply did not wor Wang's characters， dialogue， and technical craft are all high quality。 Based on that alone， I would have given this book five stars。 However， the plot is simply not as tight as I personally would have liked。 Halfway through the novel， the primary point of view shifts， and what had seemed to be the original plot and character arc appears to have been abandoned for a different one。 However， this feels highly intentional， and I do not fault Wang for writing her story this way， it simply did not work for me， and I became frustrated with what I see as an incomplete story arc for the main character in the first half。 Still， however jarring the shift is， both halves are well-executed， and the plot threads are tied neatly together， with a few left dangling for the books this novel was written as a prequel for （however that series has been put on hold for now， so this book should be treated as a standalone）。 The worldbuilding is interesting。 The main setting is heavily inspired by rural feudal Japan， though there is also plenty of originality。 I would consider the magic system to be somewhat similar to Airbender， given the focus on elemental magic， and Naruto's "bloodline techniques，" though there is much thought outside of those ideas。 Overall， I would recommend the book。 However， the plot shift halfway through may throw many readers off。 。。。more
Lana （Lore & Lullabies）
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6 STARS NO 10 STARS JUST ALL OF THE STARS！！！This book was absolutely phenomenal and though I'm kinda mad at myself for taking so long to read it， I also wish I could experience it for the first time over and over again。 I was so invested in these characters and this world。 Remarkably written and pulled you in from the very start。 Everything experienced by the characters was real and raw and I teared up at least 3 times。 If you love fantasy this is a must read！！！ 6 STARS NO 10 STARS JUST ALL OF THE STARS！！！This book was absolutely phenomenal and though I'm kinda mad at myself for taking so long to read it， I also wish I could experience it for the first time over and over again。 I was so invested in these characters and this world。 Remarkably written and pulled you in from the very start。 Everything experienced by the characters was real and raw and I teared up at least 3 times。 If you love fantasy this is a must read！！！ 。。。more
Sarah Zhou
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i absolutely love misaki
Aster
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This is only based on my emotions and not a rational rating mind （well all of my reviews are like this）。This was so good I finished it in one day。Well I’m now kinda of emotionally stable and I would rate it 3。75 （sorry really sorry）。To begin with， I wanted to see more of them，how they got to move on and accept each other， and that’s a selfish desire but a huge one that sat with me after fishing。 - I’m a little stupid so I didn’t fully get the world and forgot the terms （and didn’t realize there This is only based on my emotions and not a rational rating mind （well all of my reviews are like this）。This was so good I finished it in one day。Well I’m now kinda of emotionally stable and I would rate it 3。75 （sorry really sorry）。To begin with， I wanted to see more of them，how they got to move on and accept each other， and that’s a selfish desire but a huge one that sat with me after fishing。 - I’m a little stupid so I didn’t fully get the world and forgot the terms （and didn’t realize there was a glossary until I finished it）。 - I thought that Robin was stupid and I didn’t like him， I know I was supposed to respect his ideals and whatever but I thought he was really stupid， and kind of didn’t care about him。 - And now when I think about it， her husband really sat on my nerves and I wished to choke him but how I did forgive him？ Hmmm… well I really wasn’t emotionally stable。 I cried and wished from all my heart that they will work it with each other and didn’t wish him to die AND THAT wasn’t expected so I like that。- I really don’t understand how I forgave him and I’m thinking that I might be a really stupid person， but yes， I really do forgive him， and I wished to see him more， but alright， this is fine。- And also， can I say I hated how it ended？ Not that I hate the book but the ending kind of drifted away from what I was expecting from a stand-alone。-Oh yes yes， I LOVED Misaki， how did I not say that？ Well maybe because I didn’t feel like stating an obvious thing， Takeru too， I’ll just say I like him too alright。Hah， this was so long，I think this is the longest review I’ve ever had written。I feel like this book will be one of my favorites。Do yourself a favor and read it， you’ll surely gain something。 。。。more
Alya N。 K。
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 maybe i have too high of expectations but i feel as if the issues that the book wants to touch on is very surface level。 i think the worldbuilding is the best and most enjoyable aspect to read on， though the aforementioned writing as well as mamoru dying a little bit too quickly in the story was a shame， since i think his perspective is one of the most interesting ones。
Belle Of The Ball
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This was a classic story done in a masterful way。 A story about war， about the action in it， about the magic system， about a deceptive government， about the aftermath of such tragedies。 Things like these you've watched and heard before。 The side characters we could even say are a little too good to be true。 To pure to be real people。 This whole novel feels like a big roll of war story tropes rolled into one。 But the author does it in a way that makes you root for characters and get frustrated at This was a classic story done in a masterful way。 A story about war， about the action in it， about the magic system， about a deceptive government， about the aftermath of such tragedies。 Things like these you've watched and heard before。 The side characters we could even say are a little too good to be true。 To pure to be real people。 This whole novel feels like a big roll of war story tropes rolled into one。 But the author does it in a way that makes you root for characters and get frustrated at them， and love them all at the same time。 The characters aren't used as simple eyes to what war does to people， the characters are the people。 The author explores these ideas not in a way that seemed overly examined and repetitive， but also not in a way that seemed like it was bringing anything extremely new to the table。 AND THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT！ Because the author does all these things in the BEST way possible。 She set her heart on themes， and poured every bit of herself into them。 Nothing felt like it was half-assed。 Mamorou， being the typial hero that is pure and good。 One that in other books， would survive and be the pillar of hope。 His character barely had any flaws because he was quite literally the embodinement of hope。 But in this story， he dies。 In this story， his struggles have ended his life。 But when he died， hope persisted。 Because hope is something that sincerely goes on despite all the crazyiness happening around。 Misaki， an unlikely protagonist was someone I attached with immediately。 I found some of her characteristcs reflect some of my own， but by halfway through the book I was frustrated with her。 I wanted to love every part of her， but Misaki was so irrefutably human。 Her desires， her thoughts， her regrets， her anger， her love - were all things I could imagine an actual mother， an actual woman to feel in thag situation。 Overall， this book brought be to tears。 This book had quite literally touched my heart。 My first 5 star read kf the year。 I loved it。 I loved it。 I loved it。 The side characters were all so lovable。 The tight knitt community was very heart wearming。 And all the tragedies experienced felt like a sword to my gut。 I felt so many emotions reading this， all wonderful colorful emotions。 I would definitely reread this again。 。。。more
Jorge Pinto
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A very worthwhile and must read for fantasy fans。
Monique
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