111 Book Review: Brilliance of the Moon
Brilliance of the Moon
by Lian Hearn
Turns out, “When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die” means, mathematically, a lot of people will die. And in Brilliance of the Moon, boy, do the bodies hit the floor.
All the previous Tales of the Otori lead up to this glorious ninjas-vs-samurai-vs-pirates-vs-monks showdown (I might be oversimplifying). The narrative table has been slowly set in earlier books, and this is the bloody meal. It’s also kind of a sexy meal. And a beautiful, tasty, melancholy meal. Maybe a meal is a bad comparison in retrospect.
Too bad our heroine, Kaede, sits most of this one out. She was a bad ass in the other books.
tl;dr: If the price of victory is blood, Takeo upgraded to premier-access, ad-free Victory+. Apparently even in samurai fantasy, war is hell.
My rating: 9 out of 11 Characters Who Face an Untimely Death
Get it here:
- Print: Better World Books, IndieBound
- Electronic: Apple Books, Google Play Books
- Audio: Libro.fm, Apple Books, Google Play Books, Scribd
Oh, you liked it? Well then, try: Grass for His Pillow (if you haven’t already)
Part of The Tales of the Otori: Heaven’s Net Is Wide | Across the Nightingale Floor | Grass for His Pillow | Brilliance of the Moon | The Harsh Cry of the Heron
