Dragon sword and wind child

I really enjoyed the Asian mythology infused into this book, it was certainly refreshing from the medieval European fantasy that's a dime a dozen. I enjoyed the story for the most part, although I found I wasn't super fond of the characters. They were decent enough, but I just didn't find a huge connection to any of them, so it dampened the otherwise good story. I wasn't biting my nails or worrying about them after I closed the book, so I guess it didn't quite hit that sweet spot that I find with my favourite books, however, I did still enjoy reading it. The world, the mythology and adventure were enough to keep me interested, if not completely invested. I probably would have ended up with 3 1/2 stars if 1/2 stars were allowed, but since it was somewhat more unique in it's Asian influence, I went up to 4.