![]() ![]() For plot reasons, the two are of course forced into an engagement. She does now and again seem to entertain the possibility of being with Seryu but not in any serious capacity. He confesses to having feelings for her (or something to that effect) but Shiori loves Takkan so she turns him down. Seryu’s character becomes rather unlikable and his bond to Shiori didn’t feel particularly believable. She comes across a character that will quite clearly play a role later on in the story but I didn’t find him as amusing as the narrative tried to make him into. ![]() ![]() Shiori is imprisoned, freed, imprisoned, freed, and so on. Of course, the king is not pleased with her refusal to hand the pearl over to him and this results in a lot of back-and-forths where Shiori repeatedly believes that her newfound allies may or may not have betrayed her. How she planned on escaping the consequences of not doing what she said she would is a mystery to me. But, Shiori doesn’t really plan on handing him the pearl as she promised her stepmother on her deathbed that she would return the pearl to its true owner. Shiori and Seryu have gone to the kingdom of dragons so Shiori can give the dragon’s pearl to the king of dragons, Seryu’s grandfather. The Dragon's Promise picks up right after the cliffhanger Six Crimson Cranes. If you don’t mind reading minor spoilers here is my more in-depth(ish) review: If you, like me, loved Six Crimson Cranes I’d still recommend you check out this sequel as you might find it a more captivating read than I did. While the story doesn’t include an actual love triangle it teases one, something that I almost found more annoying than having to put up with a proper love triangle. One too many chapters end with Shiori falling and or possibly facing some other type of danger (being attacked etc.). Characters I previously enjoyed reading came across as very one-dimensional, the villain was far less compelling than the (apparent) one from Six Crimson Cranes, and the meandering plot failed to grab my attention. Alas, as this is a duology, we get The Dragon's Promise, a lukewarm finale that came across as boring and repetitive. With a few modifications, Six Crimson Cranes could have easily been a stand-alone novel, and I actually think it would have resulted in an even stronger book. And of course, 2022 being my underwhelming reading year, it turns out that *plot twist* I low-key disliked almost everything about this book. While I was concerned that the sequel would include a wholly unnecessary love triangle angle, I wasn’t at all preoccupied with the possibility of not liking it. If you’ve read my review for Six Crimson Cranes you know just how much I loved that book. Why are all my most anticipated 2022 releases so disappointing □ ![]() She lives in New York City with her husband. One day, she decided to write and finish a novel - for kicks, at first, then things became serious - and she hasn't looked back since.Įlizabeth loves classic film scores, books with a good romance, food (she currently has a soft spot for arepas and Ethiopian food), the color turquoise, overcast skies, English muffins, cycling, and baking. But she always missed writing, and turned to penning stories when she needed a breather from grad school. Over the years, Elizabeth became a film and video game composer, and even went so far as to get a doctorate in music composition. And that's kinda cool!" But after one of her teachers told her she had "too much voice" in her essays, Elizabeth took a break from creative writing to focus on not flunking English. Her passion for storytelling began around age 10, when she started writing fanfics for Sailor Moon, Sweet Valley, and Star Wars, and posted them online to discover, "Wow, people actually read my stuff. Elizabeth Lim grew up on a hearty staple of fairy tales, myths, and songs. ![]()
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