The two main characters, Mamoru and Misaki, were extremely well-written but what amazed me further was how in-depth the characterizations were for EVERY character in this book. I’ve said countless times before that I prioritize characterizations over everything, and a crystal clear talent for characterizations was displayed from the first chapter. “A life of dangerous adventures might seem worth it now, when you are young and seemingly invincible, but one day, you will have children, and you will not want that life for them.” No pages were wasted the book was utterly tension-packed and contained a very endearing cast.

From deadly propaganda, to non-stop escalating tensions, to superb character developments, Wang did a fantastic job in making sure that every chapter has something important happening. Every moment I wasn’t reading it, I couldn’t stop thinking about what would happen next. The Sword of Kaigen is brimming with seductive pacing and it was truly unputdownable. I’ll start by saying that I seriously flipped (or swiped) through this book insanely fast. Let’s begin with what I loved about this book. The official blurb on Goodreads and Amazon did a great job explaining the premise of the book without spoiling anything, so please feel free to check there if you want to know more. It’s an Eastern Asian (mostly Japanese) inspired military fantasy and I loved this book deeply from cover to cover. Wang’s first high fantasy book, a standalone companion prequel to her Theonite series, and this was absolutely incredible. I already did, it’s only $0.99 at the moment on Amazon for god sake! (More info on the amazing bonuses that come with the pre-order at the bottom of this review.) Trust me, you’ll want to pre-order this book right now. I honestly didn’t expect to love this book that much but I was madly engrossed by every page. Wang is currently the fourth self-published book that I’ve rated with a full 5 stars. Fletcher, We Ride the Storm by Devin Madson, and Never Die by Rob J. If you’ve been following my reviewing progress, then you probably know that I like to keep and show my personal stats and facts on books I’ve read and reviewed. This book came out of nowhere and it totally stole my heart. It’s fucking amazing!” as my entire review. This is one of those books where I just want to write “Please buy it and read it.

As of this moment, The Sword of Kaigen has become not only one of the four best self-published books I’ve ever read, but also my personal number one favorite self-published book. ARC provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.ĥ stars from start to finish for this exceptional Japanese-inspired military fantasy standalone.

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