3.5 | I love the setting, the Yōkai, the characters; it’s just that most of the book is spent on Ren’s internal monologue of self doubt and guilt. That’s important, sure, but I got tired of her. Meanwhile the conflicts came and went too easily. I found Neven’s storyline particularly disappointing, particularly in the first half. There was so much more to explain and cover there. Ren didn’t even have to work for it.