However, the plot really hits its stride around 30% and I could not put the book down. My only (minor) gripe with the plot is some of the time jumps feel awkward.

She knows how to reel you in and keep you hooked. Her writing is very atmospheric and emotional. Writing – 9/10Īt this point, I would read anything Lim writes, even the back of shampoo bottles. The worldbuilding is done through stories and legends and it really adds to the fairytale atmosphere. Could it have used some more physical world-building (map & geography)? Maybe. Six Crimson Cranes reads like a fairytale and I was there for every second of it. I would have liked some more details about them. They’re a big part of the story but I can’t really tell them apart. I do wish that we spent a bit more time with Shiori’s brothers. Takkan, Kiki, and Meguri were some of my favourites. Six Crimson Cranes has quite a large cast of characters, but Lim balances them quite well. I love a layered villain with motivation. Another one of my favorite characters was Raikama. She grows so much throughout this book and I loved her journey. Where do I even begin with this amazing book? I absolutely loved Shiori. All opinions are my own.Īmazon | Barnes & Noble | Book Depository | Indigo | IndieBound | Loot Six Crimson Cranes Review Characters – 9/10 I received a review copy from Netgalley and TBR and Beyond Tours. And she must embrace the magic she’s been taught all her life to contain-no matter what it costs her. Only Shiori can set the kingdom to rights, but to do so she must place her trust in the very boy she fought so hard not to marry. Penniless, voiceless, and alone, Shiori searches for her brothers, and, on her journey, uncovers a conspiracy to overtake the throne-a conspiracy more twisted and deceitful, more cunning and complex, than even Raikama’s betrayal.

Raikama has dark magic of her own, and she banishes the young princess, turning her brothers into cranes, and warning Shiori that she must speak of it to no one: for with every word that escapes her lips, one of her brothers will die.

At first, her mistake seems like a stroke of luck, forestalling the wedding she never wanted, but it also catches the attention of Raikama, her stepmother. Normally she conceals it well, but on the morning of her betrothal ceremony, Shiori loses control. Goodreads Description: Shiori, the only princess of Kiata, has a secret.

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