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Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
“But I have no faith in love. Love cannot save me.I choose vengeance.” Xiran Jay Zhao has written an ambitious debut novel that should definitely appeal to fans of Pacific Rim & The Hunger Games. Iron Widow is likely one of the most creative books that I’ve read this year (which is saying something given…
1st pov, 2 STARS, action, alternate history, arc, battles, bi side characters, BOOK REVIEW, BOOK REVIEWS, Booklr, China, chinese author, chinese inspired setting, DEATH, dystopia, FANTASY, Iron Widow, LGBTQ+ Author, lgbtq+ side, m/f/m romance, My reviews, netgalley, Not Like Other Girls, polyamory, reading, RETELLINGS, revenge, SCI-FI, trying and failing @ feminism, violence, weak prose, weak worldbuilding, Xiran Jay Zhao, YOUNG ADULT -
Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim
“My stepmother had broken me. She’d cast me away from my brothers, my family, my home. Even from myself.” First things first: that cover. I mean….words cannot describe how beautiful it is.Ever since watching early 2000s Barbie movies reading Juliet Marillier’s spellbinding books I’ve had a soft spot for retellings and I’m happy to say…
1st pov, 4 STARS, adventure, AMERICAN AUTHOR, arc, BOOK REVIEW, BOOK REVIEWS, Booklr, brothers, chinese inspired setting, curses, Elizabeth Lim, evil stepmother, FAIRY TALES, FANTASY, female authors, great storytelling, high fantasy, japanese inspired setting, MAGIC, My reviews, myths, netgalley, palace, published in 2021, read in 2021, reading, RETELLINGS, ROMANCE, royals, siblings, Six Crimson Cranes, the brothers who were turned into birds, YOUNG ADULT -
The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo
Despite its short length (100 pages or so), it took me several attempts to actually finish The Empress of Salt and Fortune. The first time I picked it up I only managed to reach the halfway mark. A few months later I tried again (from the start) but once again found myself growing bored by…
AMERICAN AUTHOR, BOOK REVIEW, BOOK REVIEWS, Booklr, chinese inspired setting, different styles (1st/2nd/3rd povs), empires, FANTASY, female authors, high fantasy, lgbtq+, MAGIC, My reviews, Nghi Vo, non-binary side characters, NOVELLA/SHORT STORY, palace, published in 2020, queer, read in 2021, royals, story within a story -
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
Review of The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang ★★★★✰ 4 that-was-bloody-intense stars This novel is incredibly engaging. I found myself desperate to read it as often as I could, because I was involved by the story Kuang has so vividly rendered. The storyline might seem a bit predictable at first – orphan goes to a special…
3rd pov, 4 STARS, addiction, Adult, boarding/private school, chinese american author, chinese inspired setting, coming of age, dark, Fang Runin, FANTASY, female authors, friendships, GRIEF, grimdark, high fantasy, HISTORICAL FICTION, KIDS WITH POWERS, kuang, MAGIC, morality, myths, published in 2018, r.f kuang, read in 2018, revenge, series that went downhill, the poppy war, tragedy, trauma, war
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