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Tang Sai'er has lived a relatively simple life with her Ba and her adopted brother Baihong studying martial arts. And while she hopes to eventually become a student of Master Zhang, she knows she has a lot of work to do before that's even a consideration. Unfortunately for her fate comes crashing into her life when she discovers that she actually the reincarnation of the Goddess Chang'e and she now must face off against Zhu Di the reincarnation of a Sky Wolf who was banished from the heavens due to his behavior. To make matters worse, she still has to fully her destiny as Hou Yi's wife!! Will Sai'er be able to master her martial ability in time to stop Zhu Di's tyranny? And, just as importantly, how does she get out of this marriage!?
Honestly, it's just a solid wuxia. Like literally one of the most solid, it stands up to any others I've read solid. The pacing, the plot line, everything is just as good as any book, TV show, or movie I've read, and I'm definitely stoked that I've got the second book already to read.
There are just a couple of notes that I think are important for Western readers: This isn't written for our sensibilities, in the least, which I applaud Poon for this. Like genuinely love her for that. Once we decide to write another cultures genre for our lens, it loses so much of its meaning and, quite frankly, what makes it amazing to begin with. That means some of this may not make sense if you aren't familiar with certain terms and Chinese mythology. And it's not a crash course into it either. This also means there will be cultural differences that are pretty standard in a wuxia novel that may seem unfamiliar or even outdated to a Western reader.
Other than that, I have zero complaints here. And that's not even really a complaint, just a heads up.
Overall, as an avid fan of wuxia and just Chinese fantasy in general while there are some rough patches here I am chalking those up to this being the author's first book, I have a feeling whatever small complaints I may have had will work themselves out as the author continues to write.
As always, thanks to NetGalley and Earnshaw Books!
Honestly, it's just a solid wuxia. Like literally one of the most solid, it stands up to any others I've read solid. The pacing, the plot line, everything is just as good as any book, TV show, or movie I've read, and I'm definitely stoked that I've got the second book already to read.
There are just a couple of notes that I think are important for Western readers: This isn't written for our sensibilities, in the least, which I applaud Poon for this. Like genuinely love her for that. Once we decide to write another cultures genre for our lens, it loses so much of its meaning and, quite frankly, what makes it amazing to begin with. That means some of this may not make sense if you aren't familiar with certain terms and Chinese mythology. And it's not a crash course into it either. This also means there will be cultural differences that are pretty standard in a wuxia novel that may seem unfamiliar or even outdated to a Western reader.
Other than that, I have zero complaints here. And that's not even really a complaint, just a heads up.
Overall, as an avid fan of wuxia and just Chinese fantasy in general while there are some rough patches here I am chalking those up to this being the author's first book, I have a feeling whatever small complaints I may have had will work themselves out as the author continues to write.
As always, thanks to NetGalley and Earnshaw Books!
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