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Ok I freaking loved this book! I did knock it down to 4 stars just because the beginning was a little confusing to me but once I hit page 80ish and Buruu came into play, omg it got so good!! I’ve already ordered the next book and I’m super excited to dive back into this world!
Japanese steampunk!! Jay Kristoff has done a masterful job integrating the themes of steampunk and Japanese society, from feudal peasantry to the code of bushido. Yukiko is the daughter of one of the ruler's elite, and joins him in a quest to find and capture the extinct arashitora (griffin, a/k/a "thunder tiger.") As it turns out, father and daughter share a rare ability to communicate with animals. Miraculously, they capture the beast, but their steampunk ship is wrecked by a horrendous thunde
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Stormdancer was one of the most anticipated young adults books of the year, and for good reason: the book is set in a dystopian Japan-like world where magical creatures still exist. Dystopian? Yes, one of my favorite genres, so I was there. Magical creatures? OF COURSE. Japan? I was definitely willing to embrace it.
But unfortunately the very foundation the novel is built on is what contributed to its' downfall for me. I found myself having to look up nearly every other word I read. Yes, there is ...more
But unfortunately the very foundation the novel is built on is what contributed to its' downfall for me. I found myself having to look up nearly every other word I read. Yes, there is ...more
Sep 03, 2012
Crystal Paglino
marked it as to-read
Sep 14, 2012
Darlene
marked it as wishlist
Sep 22, 2012
emanuela
marked it as to-read
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Lisa ILJ
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