The character interactions were incredible and the development had you understanding all of their motivations. were all written so well that you can easily sink into the story. Iwagoto was incredibly detailed, the world fully formed and the clans, yokai, peasants, class system, etc. I also loved the little forest kami that Yumeko and Tatsumi run into along the way. Some of these creatures are worse than nightmares. The yokai, of my gosh, were terrifying (I immediately googled images to see and my stomach turned). Plus, I loved being introduced to knew Japanese mythological/folklore figures/creatures. However, these adventures added a lot to the world building and character development, so I forgave the side trips. Mostly, this was due to the amount of side adventures, which took away from the main story. This book was great, but until the end I waffled a bit between 4.5 and 5 stars.
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