Six Crimson Cranes
Elizabeth Lim
Overall: 5/5
Plot and themes: 5/5
Characters: 5/5
Writing style: 5/5
Attention-grabbing: 5/5
Six Crimson Cranes is the latest and greatest by Elizabeth Lim, author of Spin the Dawn. And just like I loved that duology, this one quickly shaped itself into one of my favorite reads of 2021. It has everything you could possibly want: evil stepmothers, forbidden magic, confusing romances, and character growth.
Shiori thinks life can't get much worse than her imminent forced marriage to a "barbarian of the third rank" which will force her to move far from the family she adores. But then, she discovers that her stepmother is in possession of powerful and illegal magic and her stepmother curses her and her brothers as penance. Now, she is forced into silence without even her own hidden magic to console herself. She is unidentifiable, and people say that the bowl on her head is a sign of demons. Her brothers don't have it much better, forced to turn into cranes at night and forbidden from returning to the castle. With the assistance of the betrothed whom she thought she would hate and a recently befriended dragon, it's up to Shiori to break the curse and save her family.
It made me cry. Books that make me cry always hold a special place in my heart and this one is no different. It had the right balance of adventure, romance, magic, and plot twists that kept me hooked basically from beginning to end. The end which was a cliffhanger that will probably keep me up at night and anxiously waiting for the sequel. I also liked the consistency that it had with Spin the Dawn, obviously not the same book at all but some of the same sorcerer-esque elements in a completely different setting. I can't recommend this book enough and I literally can't wait to read the next.
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