Reviews

White Tiger by Kylie Chan

fai_aka's review against another edition

The dialogues are awkward, the characters are dull and flat, the pacing is weird, and I felt so bored while reading it. Even with all the interesting information about Chinese myths and legends, I still can't force myself to keep on reading.

becmag1's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

literarycoffeecat's review

adventurous slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

isylyaeleni's review against another edition

1.0

If I could give out zero stars, I would. This book was so bad. Stay away. So racist. Terrible writing. No depth. No character development. Our protagonist had no personality. Nothing was believable. And I wanted so much to like it because the concept has the potential to be cool. Such a disappointment.

dearestdorian's review against another edition

1.0

This book bored me quite terribly. I felt nothing for any of the characters, especially Emma. She's yet another "unremarkable" white woman who is somehow "special" in a vague, can't-put-my-finger-on-it way that means a much more powerful man falls for her without any real romantic tension or reason. Plus there's a white saviour aftertaste, as she's a white woman in Hong Kong who is special enough to develop martial arts prowess which rivals that of people who have trained for several years (several hundreds in some cases).

None of the moments that should have been tense actually felt like they should. Everything fell flat.

If you want a great martial arts story based on Chinese culture, or set in Hong Kong, this isn't it. It has martial arts, Chinese culture and Hong Kong, but there's nothing great about it.

vikcs's review against another edition

adventurous challenging informative mysterious slow-paced

1.0

paperpotato's review against another edition

5.0

LOLOLOLOL this author knows more about Chinese mythology than me parents

carachristine's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

lbelow's review against another edition

I love a fantasy based on Chinese mythology, but the heroine is just too passive. Maybe I'll circle back and try it again one day. 

lskywalker918's review against another edition

2.0

I was excited to read this book. Wuxia. Chinese gods and demons. What's not to love? The book did a good job of slowly introducing the fantasy elements to readers through the eyes of Emma Donnahue. The fight scenes were well executed. Then, the romance between Emma and John was presented. The fighting and martial arts took a backseat to the forced romance between the two, dropping this book to 2 stars. Nowhere on back cover or the summary was the romance mentioned, however, it became a major part of the second half of the book. I was expecting more martial arts when I picked up the book.