Six Crimson Cranes

Fairytalesque...

I've hears this book called whimsycal, and I guess to a point it is, it certainly reads like a fairytale.

We follow Shiori, a kind of selfish and spoiled girl, sheltered by her six brothers, but overall good-natured. Through circumstances and her stepmother she and her brothers get cursed, she with a bowl on her face and unable to speak and they turn into cranes that die if she speaks.

There's a love interest that's über nice and can do no wrong, so not very layered, but ok. The twists and turns, and the character of the stepmother are interesting enough to keep yoi engaged. Unfortunately, we follow the story through Shiori's perspective and man if she's a debby downer. I mean I get it, the situation's pretty bad, but i listened to the audiobook and it was awful to follow this narrator and her the sky is falling musings. If you pick up this book, skip the audio version.

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