Book: A Crane Among Wolves
Author:
June Hur
Pages: 364
Date
Read: June 17th, 2024 to June 23th 2024
Date
Published: May 14th, 2024
Rating:
5/5
Genre: Fantasy, Historical Fiction, YA
I was
pleasantly surprised by this saga of a girl's search for her sister set against
the backdrop of 16th century Korea during the Jungjong Rebellion.
The story starts at the end of King
Yeonsans later violent rule. Within the first few chapters we are introduced to
an array of diverse and unique characters. Our story follows Iseul, a girl
trying to rescue her sister. Along the way she meets a prince, Daehyun, our
other main character who wishes to put an end to the king's violence. They form
an uneasy partnership and Iseul becomes embroiled in a rebellion while meeting
a cast of interesting characters with varying personalities and motives for helping
our young heroes.
Over the course of the story we see
Iseul and Wonsik, A investigator, team up together to discover the person
behind the murders of government officials. Iseul also forms an alliance with
Daehyun as they work together to attempt a government coup. During this time we
see Iseul and Daehyun grow and mature while finding mutual respect and
appreciation for one another.
This story was deep, moving, violent, dark,
dramatic and at times romantic and beautiful.
This book confronts a very dark history in which even the good guys
aren't quite as noble as they appear. What would be a bleak and depressing
story by anyone else is somehow hopeful and optimistic by June Hur.
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