Andra
I don't think I've read a book as wonderful as this one. It brought me immense joy but also tears. I feel like i could never do it justice with my simple, uneducated words no matter how long i wreck my brain to come up with a review. This pure relationship between Satoru and Nana will stay with me for a long time. In a way I feel like i was their friend too, so it's really hard to just “get over this book”. Definitely one of my favourite books ever.
Not great, not terrible. Another one of those books where everything comes so easily for the main character. The plot was fairly interesting, but annoying at the same time. Also the word building has its fair share of cringy phrasing, but it wasn't that unbearable. ((Also I prefer Rhys over Tamlin due to my unhealthy obsession with morally gray, dark haired book characters oops))
The fact that this book claims to be similar to Mulan seems really far fetched and clickbaity to me at least, it could never come close to the masterpiece that is Mulan and that is flat. But anyways that's just the hardcore Mulan stan in me speaking. Overall, the main idea was interesting, but the wordbuilding really put it off for me. The author was moving way too fast between passages, the descriptions were lacking (for example: one minute they were fighting, the next, morning came and everything seemed to go back to normal???? Don't even get me started on the tasks the protagonist had to accomplish, they all seemed so rushed i couldn't even visualise the scenes in my head) and it was kind of annoying to read. I wish the plot had developed in a totally different manner..
Honestly i can't praise this book enough, that's how mesmerising and utterly perfect it was. What i can say though is that I KNEW GARRIN WAS NOT TO BE TRUSTED EVEN WHILE READING THORN BUT THE REVEAL OF HIS CRIME STILL FRUSTRATED ME TO DEATH. I just can't wait for part 2!! Mrs. Intisar Khanani, you are just amazing!!
