Loved itThe first one being Tress of the Emerald Sea, the second one being Yumi and the Nightmare Painter. I loved the first two books in the series.
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Yumi and the Nightmare Painter (2023)
Others: Mixed Yumi comes from a land of gardens, meditation, and spirits, while Painter lives in a world of darkness, technology, and nightmares. When their lives suddenly become intertwined in strange ways, can they put aside their differences and work together to uncover the mysteries of their situation and save each other’s communities from certain disaster?
- ISBN:
- 9781250899699
- Length:
- 392 pages
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Loved it
MixedI thought that the world building was really stunning with this particular book because Yumi's world is inspired by medieval Korea whereas painters world is inspired by modernday Japan. But I also thought that the romance between Yumi and Painter was really sweet. Now, this is where I had slight issues because I felt like the humor was just a little bit excessive for me and I also remember reading this one Goodreads review where they were saying that they could tell that Brandon Sanderson was having a really good time writing it but maybe failed to bring us along on the journey.
Loved itI didn't love it as much as Trest, but I did really like it.
Not a fanthis book was overhyped it was boring I just felt like I went into it with so much misinformation about what it was going to be
MixedI don't think I liked the love story as much as everyone else. I appreciated the reveal, but I don't need to experience it again.
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Not a fanI thought Yumi and the Nightmare Painter was just whatever. And it's the C's.