A review by danimal_crackers
Emperor of the Eight Islands by Lian Hearn

adventurous dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

I really wanted to like this book, but it took months to complete because it was such a slow slog. I found myself by the last 100 pages of this 249 book not caring what the ending was. Perhaps it is a set up for the later series, but something has to happen in the first book to hook me to read further.