"Do not let fear decide your fate."

representation: own voices Japanese inspired world and characters, f/f side relationship.

[trigger warnings are listed at the bottom of this review and may contain spoilers]

★★★★

This was so different than what I was expecting! It had some hunger games vibes and some avatar vibes, while also doing its own thing implementing Japanese folklore. I also loved the feminist themes and the unexpected ending! Didn't see that one coming!

trigger warnings: violence, sexism, terrible parents, animal death, sacrificial deaths of newborn babies, loss of a parent (in the past due to childbirth), snakes, spiders, cyclone, death of a queer character, drowning, murder, gore, fire, explosions.