Full description not available
A**R
Gorgeous book inside and out! There needs to be a sequel!
I鈥檒l admit I was drawn to this because of the beautiful cover! Secondly the plot sounded veryyy interesting. I鈥檓 halfway through this and the cover and blurb have not disappointed! The inner contents match the outer and this is a gorgeous book which I am really enjoying. I鈥檓 hoping that there will be a sequel if not a whole series with similar covers馃槏 a worthy book!Edit: so I finished this today and there really needs to be a sequel!
F**E
Good!
I just received the book today, and it's like new, amazing and waiting to read the book right away :)
S**N
.
Very good
S**S
LOVELY NEW VOICE IN YA LITERATURE!
Joan He has to be my new contemporary YA fantasy/SF author!This is her debut novel and it's completely different from "The Ones We're Meant to Find." It's a Chinese-inspired fantasy/saga of a princess turning into a queen and trying to navigate court intrigue and family politics. It's thought-provoking, well-written, rich in details of era-appropriate attire and consistent worldbuilding.Something I admire in Joan He's books is the subtext. There are so many Easter eggs and so many implications of things happening that frame the text, not only on a narrative but also on a formatting level, that when you actually realize what the author has been up to, you can't help but admire her thinking outside the box.Some plot points could be called, yes, and some character reactions could have been treated more naturally, but that doesn't mean that this book shouldn't be in everyone's TBR list. It's a YA but with so much more than just the standard YA talking about love and finding your identity--it's a social critique of excluding certain people from certain backgrounds and ethnicities and it greatly focuses on the meaning of truth, family, and being sympathetic in a world that calls for blood.I HOPE that we'll have a sequel!!
Y**Z
Me sorprendi贸 lo mucho que disfrut茅 este libro
Debo admitir que lo adquir铆 porque la edici贸n de la portada est谩 preciosa, no estaba tan segura de la historia pero le di una oportunidad, la calidad del libro es excelente y el encuadernado en punto, el trabajo de edici贸n de las cubiertas es remarcable, una adici贸n preciosa a mi librero.Nosotros somos los monstruos, cuando no aceptamos el cambio, cuando nos enraizamos en opiniones basadas en actos o hechos de los cuales no tenemos conocimiento o ya nadie recuerda exactamente como pasaron.Este libro tiene m谩s de lo que las portadas dejan ver, la trama de fondo de la historia es digna de reflexi贸n y se posiciona como uno de mis libros favoritos para la primera mitad del a帽o.Aunque la trama avanza a un paso lento sin resultar tedioso, te deja con esa sensaci贸n de querer saber mas mientras vas pasando las p谩ginas, el desarrollo de la historia est谩 muy bien ejecutado y hay un giro en la historia que sinceramente no lo ve铆a venir. La l贸gica del final es tierna y retorcida en ambas partes y es por ello que me niego a pensar que este libro no tendr谩 secuela, nos deja un final abierto que se siente m谩s como una herida que como una conclusi贸n.Mi primera experiencia con esta autora y puedo asegurar que es un maravilloso debut personal con la forma en la que se expresa y maneja el ambiente y transici贸n de los giros argumentales de la historia.
Trustpilot
4 days ago
2 weeks ago