A review by cyanide_latte
Reflection by Elizabeth Lim

adventurous hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

While this one has a couple of spots in the pacing that feel haphazard and weak to me, I really enjoyed this particular tale. It was interesting to see more use of Chinese mythology here, and I feel like this is a worthy side story or alternate story to the events of the Disney film Mulan.  I absolutely appreciate the way Li Shang is written in this book as well, as I feel like he got more character depth and exploration here and it was quite nice to see!