This was a good book and it was not even my typical genre read! It was so cool to read about the mythology and cultures from China and Malaysia. It definitely did have SQUID games vibes, it was an arena based fight between different monsters, it was good, the pacing was good, and the writing style kept me entertained
Thank you to NetGalley, the publishers, and especially the author for this ARC in exchange for my honest review of the book!!

The cover and description is what drew me in and I was so glad I was able to read this. I loved the use of Malaysian-Chinese mythology worked overall. I thought it was a great idea for a monster-fighting arena. It had that plot that I wanted and it was so well written that I was hooked from the first page. The characters had that feel that I wanted and glad they worked so well in this world. I enjoyed how strong Roanne Lau’s writing was and that the characters worked overall.