A review by reverienne
Reflection by Elizabeth Lim

2.0

Mulan is one of my dearest Disney movies and I was very excited to read this retelling. The story, however, turned out to be a complete disappointment. I pushed myself to finish it. Once I was done with the book, I dashed to ao3 to drown the tang of bitterness with well-written fanfiction (and yes, Mulan fanfiction was vastly better written than this book). I had plans to read another retelling in the series that year, but after Mulan I chose to give it rest and I haven't touched it ever since. The idea to make retellings of iconic Disney movies may sound brilliant at a first glance, but the execution is really poor and I can't imagine Reflection as anything more than yet another Disney cash grab. If you really like Mulan, save yourself some nerves and skip this one.