A review by scvrdinko
Four Treasures of the Sky by Jenny Tinghui Zhang

1.0

i cannot remember now why i wanted to read this book in the first place. few days ago i reread its description and immediately thought that i won't like it now. but i didn't want to just delete it from my tbr so i gave it a shot anyway. it is so... boring! the most typical story possible, you always know what is about to happen, you always know how the character is about to react and behave because it's hardly a character? nothing is shown everything is told. and the prose everyone's talking about is quite simple? not the kind that is able to carry the story on its own? disappointing in every aspect possible.
lin daiyu parts (on its own really weak and tiring at times) actually made me think that it could've worked better as a magical realism story. the author enjoys symbolic imagery quite a bit so i feel like she could pull it off and elevate the story, maybe not..
at least i am sure i understand my taste now better than 2 years ago!