Honestly, I think I picked up this book because of the pretty cover and because I loved the idea of a samurai story with a female main character, but in practicality I didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I was going to.
Like most historical fiction stories with women as the main characters, ours is betrothed to a man she's never met and does not really want to marry, but she is on her way to do her duty to elevate her family's status by marrying above her station when her caravan is attacked. She narrowly escapes her assassination and disguises herself as a boy and sets off on a journey to discover the truth behind the attack and to bring honor back to her family and to herself. She infiltrates herself with the group that was sent to murder her and struggles to find her place as a boy who is weak and inexperienced as an obvious noble. For the first time she is valued for her intellect, a door previously closed to her when she presented as a female. Our main character slowly finds out the truth and on that journey she ends up falling in love too. The reason I didn't like it was because the writing was a bit disappointing and the dialogue was also a bit weird sometimes. It's a series but I'm not sure if I want to continue it. I probably will because it did leave off on a cliffhanger, and I hate leaving series unfinished, even if it takes a few years for me to get to it. I gave this story a 2/5 rating, but if you want a little ancient Japanese culture and an angsty gender-bending undercover noblewoman then go for it I guess. It just didn't meet my expectations and it definitely disappointed me, so maybe don't go into it expecting too much. Goodreads link.
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