Six Crimson Cranes, Four Stars and One Afternoon to Read it all

Stars: 4

Thank you Netgalley, and Random House Children’s for an advanced readers edition of this book!

Six Crimson Cranes is possibly the only YA novel that has felt so authentically like a fairy tale. It’s woven with such care, and incorporates all the aspects that a book would need to be good. I read it so quick, and so lovingly.

Shiori is a wonderful protagonist. Not too perfect, but not too wrong. She’s just the kind of heroine a fairytale needs— she’s someone who becomes better at the end of gruelling whimsical curse but she’s also a sister and a daughter who comes across so well. The first person POV has never worked better for me.

Lim is a fantastic author who brought out not just some much needed creativity in YA, but also created a world that was sustained by her own fascination of fairytales and Asian culture. If you pick up a single new release, pick this one.

The only reason it misses the 5 star mark for me is due to there being too much packed into this one book. I’m a reader who likes to see less happen, rather than seeing a lot happen while not quite seeing how the pieces moved the way they did. Which is why I wouldn’t dare to miss the sequel either!