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A review by elyse12
A Forgery of Fate by Elizabeth Lim
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-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
5.0
I’m starting to think the marriage for convenience trope is becoming a favorite of mine.
This is a beauty and the beast retelling with Chinese folklore that makes this story so beautiful and rich with culture. Elizabeth Lim is such a fantastic writer and master world builder that any story she writes is going to be an automatic success. This book is no exception.
I fell in love with these characters, with this world. I can’t believe it’s primarily set in the ocean, it makes it so much more fun.
Our main character Tru is a con artist and art forger, doing the best she can to support her mother and two sisters. Her mother, after losing her husband, has developed a gambling addiction leaving her poor girls in a large debt. Tru is then forced to make a great forgery piece to make that money back. Those events start off the rest of the story into a magical, underwater world.
That’s really all anyone should know. I went into this book completely blind and was so pleasantly surprised. The world, the romance, the overall mission of the two main characters. I loved it all.
If you decide to read this book I hope you love it as much as I did.
This is a beauty and the beast retelling with Chinese folklore that makes this story so beautiful and rich with culture. Elizabeth Lim is such a fantastic writer and master world builder that any story she writes is going to be an automatic success. This book is no exception.
I fell in love with these characters, with this world. I can’t believe it’s primarily set in the ocean, it makes it so much more fun.
Our main character Tru is a con artist and art forger, doing the best she can to support her mother and two sisters. Her mother, after losing her husband, has developed a gambling addiction leaving her poor girls in a large debt. Tru is then forced to make a great forgery piece to make that money back. Those events start off the rest of the story into a magical, underwater world.
That’s really all anyone should know. I went into this book completely blind and was so pleasantly surprised. The world, the romance, the overall mission of the two main characters. I loved it all.
If you decide to read this book I hope you love it as much as I did.