We finally get to meet the rest of the butterfly girls! I love them all so much. Kanao is definitely among my favorite characters. This volume also includes a ton of little explanations that the anime lacked, and it helped the world-building immensely. I felt some details were critically important. I’m confused why the anime would leave them out.

This volume adds so much necessary exposition that was lacking in the anime, particularly about how Lower One’s blood demon art works and why the boy in Tanjiro’s dream acted the way he did. Much appreciated.

What an emotional roller coaster this volume is! Rengoku is such a wonderful character. I adore him. He’s almost as pure-hearted as Tanjiro. However, I very much dislike Tengen. This volume loses a star because of his absolute CREEP treatment of the butterfly girls.

I love the banter between Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke. They are such a delight to follow when they’re together. I hope we get to see more of Nezuko in the next volume. Once again, this volume loses a star because of how gross and creepy Tengen is.

Nezuko is an absolute beast! I adore her. I hope we get to see more all out fight scenes with her later in the series.

This book is so comforting and cozy. The romance is the sweetest I have read in a while and I adore the couple’s chemistry. As a plus-size gal myself, the way the MMC describes the FMC fills me with all of the warm fuzzies.

I am so very excited for the sequel. That cliffhanger ending was such a surprise and I’m eager to read more of Mezli!

I highly recommend this book to any readers that are fans of Greek mythology and fast-paced murder mysteries. This story was so good! The plot twists had me on the edge of my seat and I couldn’t wait to read more every time I had to put the book down. The characters feel so real. Io is a girl who loves easily. She is such a breath of fresh air from the usual cold and standoffish YA heroines.

My one complaint is that this book info dumps constantly and expects you to memorize things. Some sort of glossary listing out the types of other-born and their powers would benefit this book greatly. I can’t remember what half of the characters’ powers were. But I still really enjoyed the story.

This fight scene was very drawn out and could have been wrapped up much sooner. It’s also very rollercoaster-y with constant back and forth of whether they’ve won or not. Kind of annoying, but still a good volume.

I enjoyed this story very much. The characters were wonderful. Dunya’s character arc has become one of my favorites of all time. Amina’s ragtag group of middle-aged pirates with a thirst for treasure are such a delight. The world is interesting, if confusing. Most of all, I enjoyed the concept of a retired pirate whose strongest ambition is to care for her daughter off again on one last adventure. And the narrator is such a wonderful character. I adore him. This book had so, so much going for it.

However, I had a few issues with this story as well. This book is supposed to be about a badass, fearless woman who fights for her ambitions and doesn’t let a man hold her back or tell her what to do. And yet, several times throughout this book, Amina is backed into a corner and is-gasp-saved by a man! Amina’s concept was so strong, but she quickly became another damsel in distress stereotype that would not be where she is today without the involvement of men. Additionally, this book was heavily, heavily religious. I don’t mind if a fictional character has a religion, but I would prefer to not have to read the same “praise be to God” drivel every other paragraph.

I really appreciate the more relaxed, slower-paced feel of this volume after back to back combat for several volumes. It’s great to see Tanjiro and Nezuko take a break for once. And it’s interesting that Zenitsu and Inosuke are taking on missions on their instead of as a group. But it looks like the combat will be back in the next volume! I look forward to reading more.