i really struggled through this book, in fact, i didn’t even finish it. i got about 3/4 of the way through and couldn’t read it anymore.

i enjoyed reading about Kaede and Shizuka, but i’m sorry to say that reading about Takeo (the main character!) bored me to tears. he was so empty..all the story was was following him around the country with his warriors, talking to people and occasionally fighting – and even the fighting scenes weren’t exciting or written well.

i liked the first two books better.