Actual rating: 3.85 
 A Mortal Song is a refreshing change in the YA I've been picking up. I liked that it had a feel like The Imposter Queen and that's what originally piqued my interest in this book. Not to mention I loved the Japanese history and lore incorporated into this book. I always love to learn about different cultures this way. I think Megan Crewe did a excellent job with that. 
 Sora was a great character that I loved and cheered for throughout this whole book. I felt bad for her predicament and understood her hesitations and insecurities. I think her growth throughout this book in figuring out who she was and where she belonged was done to perfection. I felt her inner struggles, but she was warrior both physically and mentally. She never gave up and that's what made her a great heroine. I also loved Takeo, he was loyal to Sora even when it was no longer his duty and was a great companion to her throughout her whole ordeal. Keiji was hard not to love as well. He wasn't perfect, but he didn't let the fact that he was just a human stop him from helping and being effective. I liked that relationship that he and Sora built, because it seemed he understood her situation the most and sympathized with her. Chiyo was also great even though I didn't love her(too preppy for me), but she was incredibly strong and took her earth shattering news in stride and didn't let anything faze her. She was great. 
 Other than the amazing setting and culture in this book, the magic was also my favorite part of this book. The use of Ki by kami's was super awesome. I liked that it was something natural that they were able to do and it had multiple uses that just added to the story. I also thought Megan Crewe did a great job putting a twists on the ghosts. The way they were enhanced and well written was easy to picture in my head. This was also a huge plus for me. 
 There wasn't much I can complain about with this book. I did feel things slowed down in the middle a bit. The beginning started off so strong and got me hooked. I felt the story dragged a little, but this is not to say there weren't very interesting things happening because there were. I would have liked for a little more at the ending. Although, I'm not going to complain about how it went about because I believe that all characters can come back from evil. I expecting it to end with a bang. 
 I do recommend picking this book up, especially if your looking for something different. This is not a typical YA book. The hero isn't destined for greatness and isn't all powerful. I think readers will enjoy this book. 
 I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.