Easily one of my favourite books this year I loved it so much and I enjoyed it to the max! I love retelling and I was honestly getting in with high hopes and it didn't disappoint at all. I loved the story it read like an anime this could easily be a ghibli movie I'd loveee to see it with all the magical creatures and the setting and the sneaky villain. Miuko's development was so so good I loved her character and I enjoyed seeing her adapt and come into herself. Also the band of side characters was so funny and well done. Also loved the writing style and the conversation between miuko and tujiyazai I literally lived for their arguments. And on the mention of tujuyazai you guys he's one of the best written villains and I'm not exaggerating he became one of my favourites instantly from his first appearance I don't even know if we should call him a villian or is he morally grey and that's the cleverness in it like personally I'd say he's morally grey but other people might agree that he's just evil. I'm sure you're wondering why after all this raving I gave it a 4 it's because I wanted a tragic ending if I'm honest with you it would've been so much better for me and it'd have made the book stay with me but nevertheless it was amazing and I certainly recommend it if you're an otaku specifically or just like Asian myth retellings you'd enjoy it too.