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A review by whitneymouse
Under the Broken Sky by Mariko Nagai
3.0
This was an important and also a quick read. I really enjoy free verse poetry, especially when it’s used for Historical Fiction, so I enjoyed this.
My only real complaint is that the synopsis does not match the book AT ALL. 1.) I don’t know why they call her sister Cricket in the description. Her name is Asa. She is never once referred to as “Cricket”. It’s not even the English translation for the name Asa, which means “Morning” in Japanese apparently. 2.) This book is separated into 6 subsections. The part where Natsu is trying to get her sister back happens in part 6. It lasts about 40 pages. So 80% of the book is before the part that’s in the description.
It’s still a great book I would highly recommend. But it’s more about Natsu and Asa’s journey across Manchuria and their attempts to stay alive than it is Natsu looking for her sister.
My only real complaint is that the synopsis does not match the book AT ALL. 1.) I don’t know why they call her sister Cricket in the description. Her name is Asa. She is never once referred to as “Cricket”. It’s not even the English translation for the name Asa, which means “Morning” in Japanese apparently. 2.) This book is separated into 6 subsections. The part where Natsu is trying to get her sister back happens in part 6. It lasts about 40 pages. So 80% of the book is before the part that’s in the description.
It’s still a great book I would highly recommend. But it’s more about Natsu and Asa’s journey across Manchuria and their attempts to stay alive than it is Natsu looking for her sister.