History Literature / ShadowsontheMoon

* ShelteredAristocrat: The Moon Prince, what little we see of him, gives off this vibe.
* [[spoiler: TransEqualsGay]]: Akira is both.

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* InstantExpert: The Akachi are all this in ''something''.

->''[[TitleDrop Shadows on the Moon]]"''

A retelling of {{Cinderella}} by Zoe Marriott set in the [[{{FantasyCounterPartCulture}} Japanesesque]] land of [[{{GratuitousJapanese}} Tsuki no Hikari no Kuni]].

* MurderTheHypoteneuse: [[Terayama's motive for murdering Suzume's father.]]

The first section sets the stage. Suzume's father and cousin are executed, supposedly under the orders of the Moon Prince, and her mother remarries suspiciously quickly to an old family friend. Suzume only managed to survive thanks to the discovery and application of shadow weaving, or magical illusions. At her stepfather's estate, she sinks into depression from mourning her father while having to pretend nothing's wrong. Things hit the boiling point when she discovers that [[spoiler:her mother and new stepfather murdered her father so that they could marry. Oh, and her mother probably wouldn't have been all that upset if she had died too.]] Rather understandably, Suzume [[spoiler:attacks her stepfather]] after this little revelation, before fleeing into the night.

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[At the end of the novel, Suzume realizes that her vengeance on Terayama isn't worth ruining her life, and prepares to run for it, which would have left Terayama free and clear. Unfortunately for him, he shows up to silence her, and she takes the opportunity to make sure he'll be executed for the three guards he killed to take her out.]]

* [[spoiler: TransEqualsGay]] Akira is both.

* TheHero: Suzume/Rin/Yue

The first section sets the stage. Suzume's father and cousin are executed, supposedly under the orders of the Moon Prince, and her mother remarries suspiciously quickly to an old family friend. Suzume sinks into depression from mourning her father while having to pretend nothing's wrong. Things hit the boiling point when she discovers that [[spoiler:her mother and new stepfather murdered her father so that they could marry. Oh, and her mother probably wouldn't have been all that upset if she had died too.]] Rather understandably, Suzume [[spoiler:attacks her stepfather]] after this little revelation, before fleeing into the night.

Since the best place to hide is right under someone's nose, Suzume sheds the trappings of nobility, goes to work in her household's kitchens, and takes on the persona of Rin, a mute slave girl. She stays here for a while until [[spoiler: she drugs her mothers food after realizing said mother has completely forgotten about her.]] Her [[SecretKeeper Secret Keeper]] realizes she can't stay anymore, or she'll do something drastic again, so out she goes into the wide, wide world.

The third arc of the novel has Suzume/Rin taken in by Akira, a retired {{Geisha}} (called gijo in the novel) with a few secrets of her own.

* ShelteredAristocrat: The Moon Prince, what little we see of him, gives off this vibe.

The third arc of the novel has Suzume/Rin taken in by Akira, a retired [[Geisha geisha]] (called gijo in the novel) with a few secrets of her own.

Since the best place to hide is right under someone's nose, Suzume sheds the trappings of nobility, goes to work in her household's kitchens, and takes on the persona of Rin, a mute slave girl. She stays here for a while until [[spoiler: she drugs her mothers food after realizing said mother has completely forgotten about her.]] Her {{SecretKeeper}}
realizes she can't stay anymore, or she'll do something drastic again, so out she goes into the wide, wide world.

* Invisibilty: The ''other'' most common application of shadow weaving.

* CastingAShadow: The most common application of shadow weaving.

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* FairyGodmother: Youta is this in the first half of the novel, Akira in the second half.