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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
Not even 10 pages in and FMC has already done something stupid and author tells us she’s a master of kung fu, even better than the local grandmaster. Yeah, no, I’m out.
Can’t wait for Book 2 to come out this year. I need to watch Mulan now AND the live Mulan. I really love how they talked about the true story of Mulan in the ending. I learned a different story than what’s shown in the movies - it’s super sad.
Her father is a D I C K!!!!! Her mother???? B I T C H!!!!
Fuck both of them!
The dragon spirit? Black magic?
Her father is a D I C K!!!!! Her mother???? B I T C H!!!!
Fuck both of them!
The dragon spirit? Black magic?
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
I want to string up every man in this book by the balls and use their bodies as piñatas, is that too much to ask?
great mulan retelling if mulan was not motivated by honor but sheer ambition. unconventional fmc mixed with dragons and forbidden magic, feminine rage and morally grey mmc's - liked it, will definitely check out book 2
great mulan retelling if mulan was not motivated by honor but sheer ambition. unconventional fmc mixed with dragons and forbidden magic, feminine rage and morally grey mmc's - liked it, will definitely check out book 2
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Mental illness, Rape, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Alcohol, Classism
Minor: Vomit, Trafficking
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A dark retelling of Mulan which thankfully does not have too much romance in it. Quite predictable and ya at times, but overall, a great read!
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Loved the ending, it really lands the whole thing and was 100% needed. Can also wholeheartedly see why this is a duology and I'm intrigued to discover how it all concludes.
From zero to hero is one of my favourite tropes, so watching Meilin hone her skills was right up my alley. The subtle nods to Mulan were also great.
I will say the story dipped for me during the 50-75% mark. Enough to knock my overall rating down as by the end, I was slogging through the story a bit.
From zero to hero is one of my favourite tropes, so watching Meilin hone her skills was right up my alley. The subtle nods to Mulan were also great.
I will say the story dipped for me during the 50-75% mark. Enough to knock my overall rating down as by the end, I was slogging through the story a bit.
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Slow, plodding story. Lost interest around the 60% mark but stuck with it to see how things ended. The magic system wasn't explained or executed very well. The MC went from trusting no one to blindly trusting people (so annoying.) The love story part seemed jarring and just strange.
adventurous
inspiring
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Not my usual genre but this book had me hooked. Although, Meilin being both so distrustful of everyone but also so trustful of the wrong people drove me nuts.