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The town's supplicants step forward one at a time and Yumi asks the spirits to transform in accordance with their requests for various tools. Liyun approaches to congratulate Yumi after she has granted the final request, but the exhausted yoki-hijo has collapsed unconscious to the ground. As usual, when it comes to every new book in the Cosmere now, people will ask, which books you must read before you start reading this? Yumi and the Nightmare Painter can be read and enjoyed without reading other books in the Cosmere.
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Yumi has spent her entire life in strict obedience, granting her the power to summon the spirits that bestow vital aid upon her society—but she longs for even a single day as a normal person. Painter patrols the dark streets dreaming of being a hero—a goal that has led to nothing but heartache and isolation, leaving him always on the outside looking in. In their own ways, both of them face the world alone.
Yumi and the Nightmare Painter: A Cosmere Novel
This is also why I generally prefer slow-burn romance much more over insta-love. At the same time, that’s part of my joy when reading Cosmere stories. I do love that what’s been established in one story can be relevant to another. So long as cases like Yumi where some knowledge is needed from beyond the story are an exception—not the norm—I think this is a net positive. Hoid muses about the nature of stories, and apologizes to his audience for having to share this sad ending with them. He says that Nikaro refused to accept this ending and chose to pick up his paintbrush and ink and begin painting on the blank wall reserved for his capstone painting.
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Yumi then figures Akane must be one of Painter's supposed concubines. She voices this belief, and Akane leaves, disgusted. As the evidence stacks up, Yumi realizes that Painter is not the hero she assumed he was, which he admits when pressed.
The inspirations that gave birth to this novel are all stories I cherished. I, as some of you might know, LOVE video games, manga, anime, and books. As it turns out, not only Hikaru no Go, but the anime Kimi no Nawa (Your Name) and the video game Final Fantasy X influenced the creation of Yumi and the Nightmare Painter as well. And as a big fan of Sanderson’s Cosmere books plus these three main inspirations, this is a knock-out book for me.
When the machine realized it was having trouble erasing Yumi's memories, it reevaluated and decided to allow Yumi to continue her narrative on to "new" villages. When Yumi didn't move on from Gongsha, it reevaluated again and decided to send the scholars to investigate and fix the problem. After her bath, Yumi is greeted by Liyun at the shrine. Liyun explains that they have passed over Gongsha, though she can't remember why.
Yumi reaches for his portfolio at the bottom of the trunk, but he touches her hand to stop her and makes her agree not to open it. Painter demonstrates his simple process for painting bamboo. Yumi likes how methodical it is, though expresses confusion by the way it doesn't fit with Painter's own proclamations about the nature of art.
She is able to remember, and speaks to acknowledge this and to answer some of Nikaro's questions, as well as express a desire to be human again. Liyun explains how Yumi's memory is erased day after day. He appeals to her strong sense of duty and has Liyun promise to deliver Yumi's drawing from the carnival to her, to help her remember. She also warns Nikaro that the machine will send an army to attack Kilahito, just as it sent nightmares to destroy Futinoro when the spirits contacted humans there. She urges him to flee, and then leaves with the picture.
Yumi realizes she has mental control over the shroud, and so stabilizes the tree she as on and creates a wind to blow her towards Torio City. While Yumi spies on the scholars, Painter investigates the nearby trees, experimenting with the way he becomes weightless in close contact to the trunk. When Yumi flees from the tent, he urges her to climb on to the tree then releases it from the chain keeping it grounded. He holds the tree close so that the scholars cannot identify him and the tree floats up into the air before they can reach it.
This magic is so interesting to watch as it develops over time and as Sanderson explains it to us. Yumi’s rock art is not only math but balance, feel, experience, grace, and endurance. Painter’s art is courage, perseverance, self-sacrifice, and cleverness. Overall, I’d certainly recommend Yumi and the Nightmare Painter to fans of the Cosmere. If you’ve read one of Sanderson’s other main series, you shouldn’t have trouble tracking the allusions or details. While I’d recommend Tress of the Emerald Sea to basically any fantasy reader, if you’re not familiar with the Cosmere I don’t think Yumi is the best starting point.
Yumi directs Nikaro to apologize to Liyun, and they leave for the cold spring. She continues to berate Painter, who slowly becomes more bitter about the way he is being treated. At the spring he allows himself to be bathed, and afterwards peeks his eyes open to find Yumi directly before him with a stern glare. They have a staring match until Nikaro earns a measure of respect from Yumi, and she explains her plans to Nikaro--they must draw a spirit to make contact.
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