I am a sucker for fantasy with fairy tale aspects, people who can change from humans into animals, and cinnamon rolls for the main romantic interest, especially when said cinnamon rolls don’t die. However, on her journey she uncovers a conspiracy to take the throne and only Shiori can set the kingdom to rights. Now, she is penniless, voiceless, and alone searching for her brothers and a way to destroy the curse. Shiori is left with a warning: for every word that escapes her lips, one of her brothers will die. Her stepmother has dark magic of her own, and she banishes Shiori and turns her brother into cranes. At first, it seems like a stroke of luck, delaying the wedding she never wanted, but it also catches the attention of her stepmother, Raikama. Normally she conceals it well, but on the morning of her betrothal ceremony she loses control. Shiori, the only princess of Kiata, hides her magic from the rest of the world lest she’ll be banished from her kingdom. Their eyes rounded and deepened, and lastly, six crimson crowns festooned the tops of their heads.” “I heard bones break and muscles rip as their arms lengthened into glossy white wings, and their legs thinned, becoming knobbed like stalks of bamboo.
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