M.L. Wang’s stand alone YA fantasy novel set in the Theonite universe does not disappoint. You don’t have to have read the other Theonite books to read this. I didn’t! Based on Japanese samurai culture, this novel follows Mamoru a 14 year old first born son of the Matsuda family renown for their special blood..
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It so long to find the words to describe the journey this book has taken me on. ML Wang has done it again by writing such a devastating, inspiring book with such a strong message. The social commentary is perfection. The message of healing, acceptance, and recovering from tragedy is just so powerful. This book..
Loved this box set. Was interesting throughout the whole series. Hopefully there will be more.
Book fell very flat, and the plot line and the way they talk (bloodline technique? cringe) feels like something only the weird guy really into anime who talks about katanas a lot would like
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Honestly, the narrator does not read fluidly. You can tell he’s really thinking about how he is pronouncing things. It takes him a full second per Word. No wonder this is 40 hours. I had to put it on 1.2 speed for him to just sound normal. I’m not entirely sure I can make it..
Review from The Sword of Kaigen: A Theonite War Story →
what a refreshing, powerful story! a slow build up with an impactful payoff. the narrator was great as well. I highly recommend this book!
The story is pretty entertaining, I love a good split point of view book, but it fell a bit flat in terms of conclusions. A lot of big concepts were introduced throughout the book (patriotism, propaganda, tradition vs modernization, sexism, etc) but none of them were really ever addressed more deeply. For example, while I..
The second half was better than the first. There was a lot of action in the first a half. Doesn’t follow a typical story structure. It was okay, blood over bright haven was better
There was never a dull moment, I was hooked from the beginning! I recommend this to anyone
Review from Rainier →
I really wanted to like this book. It takes place in my hometown, and the descriptions of the area are very accurate. However, unfortunately, it reads a little bit like a fever dream. Thin characters, too many plots, half fleshed out storylines, weird connections. Just didn’t at all feel believable.