Elizabeth Lim
Author of Six Crimson Cranes
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Works by Elizabeth Lim
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- Birthdate
- 20th Century
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Education
- Harvard University (AB)
Julliard School (MM, DMA) - Occupations
- composer
writer - Agent
- Gina Maccoby
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Shiori is a princess with six brothers. She has made friends with a dragon and has some magic which is illegal where she lives. Her stepmother seems to have magic too and disguised Shiori and turns the brothers into cranes.
As she tries to survive away from home, she tries to figure out what is happening, who to trust, and how to undo the curse that is harming her family. She needs to speak her stepmother's true name. However, if she talks at all a brother or hers will die with any words. Epic story with several parts as each challenge is faced and overcome.… (more)
As she tries to survive away from home, she tries to figure out what is happening, who to trust, and how to undo the curse that is harming her family. She needs to speak her stepmother's true name. However, if she talks at all a brother or hers will die with any words. Epic story with several parts as each challenge is faced and overcome.… (more)
Even knowing it's a fairy tale, I found the situations and events to be too unbelievable, and I didn't find the main character to be very sympathetic.
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- 13
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- 3.9
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This time a twist is introduced and it allows me to fall in love with new characters, and introduce a new found dislike for old characters.