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A review by sophirv19
To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods by Molly X. Chang
4.0
"Antony Augustus was not a religious man, but he would worship at her altar, kneel for her until the stars perished, until both of their worlds were nothing but forgotten particles lost in the universe."
To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods presents a delicious mix of fantasy and dystopia alongside a pinch of magical realism of which are all blended to perfection. Yang Ruying, otherwise known as the Girl Blessed by Death, is inducted into the personal guard of Antony Augustus, the adopted Roman prince, to kill at his will by taking their qi.
This book was gorgeous, reminiscent of She Who Became the Sun and The Poppy War series. It did fall fault to telling us what we should be reading and associating things with but this potentially didn't bother me as much as it would others. I did love the way the world building was done, it was rich and colourful which just sucked me right in.
Huge thanks to Netgalley and Penguin Random House for this eARC.
To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods presents a delicious mix of fantasy and dystopia alongside a pinch of magical realism of which are all blended to perfection. Yang Ruying, otherwise known as the Girl Blessed by Death, is inducted into the personal guard of Antony Augustus, the adopted Roman prince, to kill at his will by taking their qi.
This book was gorgeous, reminiscent of She Who Became the Sun and The Poppy War series. It did fall fault to telling us what we should be reading and associating things with but this potentially didn't bother me as much as it would others. I did love the way the world building was done, it was rich and colourful which just sucked me right in.
Huge thanks to Netgalley and Penguin Random House for this eARC.