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3.38 AVERAGE
3.38 AVERAGE
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
As much as I wanted to like this book, it just wasn’t for me. I think the main culprit was the writing style and Jings character - we had direct address to the reader with terms like “yeah, sob, sob, I know”, and generally Jings thoughts and words with “I am floppy, I am the way, I flow like the Whanhpoo. No, like diarrhoea!”
Immortal Shanghai also reads like a YA, I literally can’t imagine why it’s marketed as for adults when Jing makes me feel like I’m reading about a kid due to her sense of humour and personality.
Immortal Shanghai also reads like a YA, I literally can’t imagine why it’s marketed as for adults when Jing makes me feel like I’m reading about a kid due to her sense of humour and personality.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Thank you so much to Hodderscape for providing me with an e-ARC of this title.
This year, I read incredible ARCs having female protagonists who embark on an adventurous journey. Shanghai Immortals is one of those ARCs. This novel has several interesting aspects.
First this novel is based on the unique Chinese mythology of yang and yin about the cosmos. It contains celestial bloodthirsty immortals, hell, fox and vampire concepts. I mean if you have watched a series like Tale of the Nine Tailed or Avatar then you might understand what I’m saying
This year, I read incredible ARCs having female protagonists who embark on an adventurous journey. Shanghai Immortals is one of those ARCs. This novel has several interesting aspects.
First this novel is based on the unique Chinese mythology of yang and yin about the cosmos. It contains celestial bloodthirsty immortals, hell, fox and vampire concepts. I mean if you have watched a series like Tale of the Nine Tailed or Avatar then you might understand what I’m saying
adventurous
funny
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:
Yes
I wanted to love this book, the concept is really interesting, but the execution is one dimensional. This is also being marketed as an adult book but I found the main character and story line to be YA at best. I found myself struggling through this, it was very boring and just didn't seem to be going anywhere - I almost DNF at 30% but powered through and things got decent
Also, the way the main character speaks and the overuse of juvenile terms such as "piss-fart" drove me absolutely insane. Every time she would say something of that nature, which was VERY often, I found it so cringey and inauthentic.
Also, the way the main character speaks and the overuse of juvenile terms such as "piss-fart" drove me absolutely insane. Every time she would say something of that nature, which was VERY often, I found it so cringey and inauthentic.
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
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:
Yes
DNF at about a hundred pages. The book is marketed as adult but it comes across as incredibly juvenile. The FMC is a hundred years old but acts like a thirteen year old and is full of weird, cringe insults every other time she opens her mouth. I stopped reading after she was swinging her sword around and hit the ground with "the sword pole." Still trying to figure out what a sword pole is???