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rianainthestacks 's review for:
The Red Palace
by June Hur
June Hur is one of those authors for me that I will read anything she writes. I will say, her first book The Silence of Bones remains my favorite of the three she has written at this point, but I still have enjoyed her other two, including this one.
I really appreciated the sort of plot twist and mystery that was in her first book more I think. The plot of the second one held some interesting points as well as the relationship between the two sisters. I did think Hur did her first foray into romance in her books well here, it was not overpowering to the story as can often be the case. But at the same time, I didn’t get as well of a sense of character for the main character. The plot was also not as interesting to me as in the first two books and didn’t seem to connect quite as well. The reveal was a little lackluster.
But I did enjoy Hur’s writing style as usual, and some of the details brought in like the mention of damos again, and some of the laws and rules from the time period like that men had curfews but women did not and that a man should not touch a woman unless married to them, even in crime scene investigation.
I also always appreciate the historical notes Hur gives at the end of her books. They always provide really pertinent and interesting information on the time period and particular groups/people/places she is basing her story on. I had never heard of Crown Prince Sado before and his is certainly an interesting story.
I really appreciated the sort of plot twist and mystery that was in her first book more I think. The plot of the second one held some interesting points as well as the relationship between the two sisters. I did think Hur did her first foray into romance in her books well here, it was not overpowering to the story as can often be the case. But at the same time, I didn’t get as well of a sense of character for the main character. The plot was also not as interesting to me as in the first two books and didn’t seem to connect quite as well. The reveal was a little lackluster.
But I did enjoy Hur’s writing style as usual, and some of the details brought in like the mention of damos again, and some of the laws and rules from the time period like that men had curfews but women did not and that a man should not touch a woman unless married to them, even in crime scene investigation.
I also always appreciate the historical notes Hur gives at the end of her books. They always provide really pertinent and interesting information on the time period and particular groups/people/places she is basing her story on. I had never heard of Crown Prince Sado before and his is certainly an interesting story.