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A review by emaurreads
To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods by Molly X. Chang
5.0
got to read this beautiful book because of netgalley and the publisher! so grateful for this!
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i don’t quite understand the complaints having to do with this book as it is very clear it is setting the scene for the main part of what will occur in the next book, which as described by the author is: childhood friends to enemies to lovers.
although antony is seen as the male lead in this book, he isn’t meant to be for the rest of the books (if there is any). he is very clearly symbolizing everything that is wrong with the roman’s.
the constant internal back and forth is what truly got me. i could sympathize with ruying and how she was feeling throughout the book. especially her inner thoughts telling her what she was doing was wrong, but she needed to do what was good for her family.
i enjoyed the world molly created with the bits and pieces from historical situations as well as the nod to chinese culture and mythology. i loved how she included the pinyin and the translations in the book, because it truly showed that even throughout the book ruying was communicating in the language that antony preferred even though he has claimed to take the time to learn her native language.
overall a great read if you enjoy fantasy (mainly magical powers) with ties to real weird experiences and cultures as well as some morally gray characters.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
i don’t quite understand the complaints having to do with this book as it is very clear it is setting the scene for the main part of what will occur in the next book, which as described by the author is: childhood friends to enemies to lovers.
although antony is seen as the male lead in this book, he isn’t meant to be for the rest of the books (if there is any). he is very clearly symbolizing everything that is wrong with the roman’s.
the constant internal back and forth is what truly got me. i could sympathize with ruying and how she was feeling throughout the book. especially her inner thoughts telling her what she was doing was wrong, but she needed to do what was good for her family.
i enjoyed the world molly created with the bits and pieces from historical situations as well as the nod to chinese culture and mythology. i loved how she included the pinyin and the translations in the book, because it truly showed that even throughout the book ruying was communicating in the language that antony preferred even though he has claimed to take the time to learn her native language.
overall a great read if you enjoy fantasy (mainly magical powers) with ties to real weird experiences and cultures as well as some morally gray characters.