Six Crimson Cranes
von Elizabeth Lim
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A princess in exile, a shapeshifting dragon, six enchanted cranes, and an unspeakable curse... Drawing from fairy tales and East Asian folklore, this original fantasy from the author of Spin the Dawn is perfect for fans of Shadow and Bone."A dazzling fairytale full of breathtaking storytelling." --Stephanie Garber, New York Times bestselling author of CaravalShiori'anma, the only princess of Kiata, has a secret. Forbidden magic runs through her veins. Normally she conceals it well, but on the morning of her betrothal ceremony, Shiori loses control. At first, her mistake seems like a stroke of luck, forestalling the wedding she never wanted. But it also catches the attention of Raikama, her stepmother.A sorceress in her own right, Raikama banishes the young princess, turning her brothers into cranes. She warns Shiori that she must speak of it to no one: for with every word that escapes her lips, one of her brothers will die.Penniless, voiceless, and alone, Shiori searches for her brothers, and uncovers a dark conspiracy to seize the throne. Only Shiori can set the kingdom to rights, but to do so she must place her trust in a paper bird, a mercurial dragon, and the very boy she fought so hard not to marry. And she must embrace the magic she's been taught all her life to forswear--no matter what the cost.Weaving together elements of The Wild Swans, Cinderella, the legend of Chang E, and the Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, Elizabeth Lim has crafted a fantasy like no other, and one that will stay with readers long after they've turned the last page."A stunning remake of a fairytale. Six Crimson Cranes is the perfect blend of whimsy and ferociousness, with twists and turns that will tug at your heartstrings." —Chloe Gong, New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights"Fast-paced excitement is balanced with a satisfyingly intricate plot that weaves in elements from Western fairy tales and East Asian folklore." —SLJ, starred review“A richly imagined landscape . . . vibrant, fast-paced.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review
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Six Crimson Cranes
von Elizabeth Lim
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A princess in exile, a shapeshifting dragon, six enchanted cranes, and an unspeakable curse... Drawing from fairy tales and East Asian folklore, this original fantasy from the author of Spin the Dawn is perfect for fans of Shadow and Bone."A dazzling fairytale full of breathtaking storytelling." --Stephanie Garber, New York Times bestselling author of CaravalShiori'anma, the only princess of Kiata, has a secret. Forbidden magic runs through her veins. Normally she conceals it well, but on the morning of her betrothal ceremony, Shiori loses control. At first, her mistake seems like a stroke of luck, forestalling the wedding she never wanted. But it also catches the attention of Raikama, her stepmother.A sorceress in her own right, Raikama banishes the young princess, turning her brothers into cranes. She warns Shiori that she must speak of it to no one: for with every word that escapes her lips, one of her brothers will die.Penniless, voiceless, and alone, Shiori searches for her brothers, and uncovers a dark conspiracy to seize the throne. Only Shiori can set the kingdom to rights, but to do so she must place her trust in a paper bird, a mercurial dragon, and the very boy she fought so hard not to marry. And she must embrace the magic she's been taught all her life to forswear--no matter what the cost.Weaving together elements of The Wild Swans, Cinderella, the legend of Chang E, and the Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, Elizabeth Lim has crafted a fantasy like no other, and one that will stay with readers long after they've turned the last page."A stunning remake of a fairytale. Six Crimson Cranes is the perfect blend of whimsy and ferociousness, with twists and turns that will tug at your heartstrings." —Chloe Gong, New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights"Fast-paced excitement is balanced with a satisfyingly intricate plot that weaves in elements from Western fairy tales and East Asian folklore." —SLJ, starred review“A richly imagined landscape . . . vibrant, fast-paced.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review
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The story is cute enough and the ending, or parts of it at least, are unexpected - that’s what saves this book for me. Unfortunately there are so many things that don’t add up or don’t fit with the rest of the telling - things that could have been avoided if they were explained sooner or better or simply approached differently - that I cannot give this book more than three stars. Still, kudos for the gorgeous cover and all the fairytale elements.
I didn't enjoy the Blood and Stars duology from Elizabeth Lim, but decided to give her another shot and I didn't regret it. With Six Crimson Cranes the author created a world of magic, unfairness and love and I fell in love with it. I especially liked the emphasis on sibling love. The main character has a strong connection to her brothers and loves them each for their qualities. You get to know them mostly from stories in Shiori's pov and sometimes it is a bit hard to tell them apart (because she has lots of brothers), but they stole into my heart trough Shiori's love for them. My favorite character was Kiki (a paper bird). She is feisty, cute and the bravest paper bird in history. She made everything a little brighter and also mixed the story up a bit, because she is one of few characters, that can acutally talk to Shiori. This fact threatend to make the story boring, because it had to rely on monologues in Shiori's pov. So Kiki spiced everything up with brabbling all over the place and giving her opinion to everything (asked or not). Shiori firstly came accross as childish, naive and wild. This changed fast, when she was thrown into her own adventure. I actually liked her light spirit and warm heart at the beginning of the book. I get, why she became so serious over the course of the book, but it made the story a bit to heavy and kind of depressing at some point. She was overthinking everything instead of taking a leap, as she would have at the beginning of the book. The love interest was perfectly chosen. His introduction to Shiori and history with her were so cute and everything about him was warm and welcoming. Who wouldn't fall for that? But on the other hand there was the spirited and selfimportant sea dragon, who also seems to have an interest in Shiori. He had little role in this book, which is my biggest critique. I would have loved to get to know him better and he would have given the story another interesting angle. For the sequel I fear a love triangle (I don't like those at all). The story took a long long while to really unravel and get interesting. Most of the characters had only a few lines in the first part of the book and I was always longing to see more of them. This fortunaltely kept me reading, beacuse they appeared a lot more in the second half of the book. Takkan and his little sister were especially dear to me and made the story most enjoyable. The plot was sometimes predictable, but there was one plottwist I liked a lot. I'm only saying this much: trust nobody! Anybody could be your friend or enemy. I would recommend tis book to all lovers of magic, because you will be thrown into a world, you'll never want to leave.
Shiori lebt das normale Leben der Prinzessin: Sie näht, musiziert und ist einem fremden Mann im fernen Norden versprochen, obwohl sie lieber zu Hausw bei ihren Brüdern bleiben will. Als Shiori entdeckt, dass sie verbotene Magie wirken kann, ändert sich ihr Leben. Nicht nur begegnet sie einem Drachenjungen, der ihr zeigt, wie sie die Magie anwenden kann. Sie findet auch heraus, dass ihre Stiefmutter eine gefährliche Zauberin ist. Doch bevor Shiori ihren Vater warnen kann, belegt die Zauberin sie mit einem Fluch, der ihre Brüder in Kraniche verwandelt und Shioris wahre Identität verhüllt. Um den Fluch zu brechen, muss sie sich selbst neu kennenlernen.<br/><br/>"Die sechs Kraniche" ist anders als alles, was ich in letzter Zeit gelesen habe! Die ostasiatische Interpretation des Grimm'schen Märchens "Die sechs Schwäne" hat es wirklich in sich. Die Welt ist voller Magie, Fabelwesen und Geheimnisse. Shiori ist eine mutige, keineswegs naive Hauptfigur, mit der man gut mitfühlen kann. Eine atmosphärische Lektüre für ruhige Leseabende!
Das Buch sticht echt heraus, viele Handlungen hab ich echt nicht kommen sehen. Auch was die ganze Struktur des Buches angeht, war es deutlich anders aufgebaut als alle Bücher die ich bisher gelesen habe. Der Schreibstil ist meiner Meinung nach etwas anspruchsvoller und ausgeschmückt. Was das ganze aber umso magischer macht. Ich hätte tatsächlich gedacht, dass der Drache eine viel größere Rolle spielen wird. Ich habe jedoch nicht verstanden, warum die Autorin sich entschieden hat, Shiori eine Schüssel auf den Kopf zu setzten- fast das ganze Buch über. Wobei ich erst auch dachte, dass diese als Balance auf ihrem Kopf ist weil erwähnt wurde, dass dort Wasser drinn ist? Da hätte es so viele andere Lösungen geben können um sie für andere unerkennbar zu machen. So musste ich jedes mal nur die Augen verdrehen weil ich die Vorstellung irgendwann nur noch albern fand. Wie gesagt am Ende versteht man den Sinn dahinter aber es hätte echt andere Lösungen geben können, vor allem da Magie in dieser Welt herrscht. Wie Takkan zu ihr ist , ist ja mal so niedlich. Bin echt gespannt wie es im zweiten Teil weitergeht. Manche Szenen haben mich widerrum etwas verwirrt. Diese ganze Geschichte um die Drachenperlen, besondersals aufeinmal der Wolf eingeführt wurde, habe ich nicht ganz verstanden, weil es nur immer mal knapp erwähnt wurde und keine Infos aufgefrischt wurden, was ja oft der Fall ist, wenn es solch ein komplexes Thema ist und eine wichtige Rolle spielt. Generell war das Buch wie im Titel schon genannt, echt komplex, viele Charaktere und eigene Absichten, aber auch eine große Welt und viele magische Wesen. Da hätte ich mir mehr Erklärungen gewünscht und ein langsameres Worldbuilding.
I loved this so so much, at first it took me some time to get used to and to adapt to the story but i literally devoured the last 200 pages. 11/10 plot twist too