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A review by lalaskal
Reflection by Elizabeth Lim
2.0
After Shang is injured by Shan Yu, Mulan travels to Diyu, the Underworld, to try and save him. She encounters Shang’s guardian, Shishi, and they both make it their mission to find Shang and make it back to the top level of the Underworld all within a specific time. If she fails, Shang is trapped in the Underworld forever (his soul will either remain in Diyu, he will be reincarnated or he will ascend to Heaven) and Mulan will transform into a demon and be stuck indefinitely in Diyu under King Yama’s rule.
I had high hopes for this story because I am obsessed with Disney’s Mulan, but sadly I couldn’t connect to this story line or the characters. The premises reminded me of Dante’s Inferno mixed with Divergent and Lord of the Rings. It is written in third person although it takes place from Mulan’s point of view. I honestly didn’t care for the Underworld element or ShiShi; the Underworld was modeled after Dante’s Inferno and Shishi was somewhat haughty. I was bored with the story (which was very long) and only finished it because it is an ARC and I wanted to know how it ended.
I received an ARC of Reflection by NetGalley.
I had high hopes for this story because I am obsessed with Disney’s Mulan, but sadly I couldn’t connect to this story line or the characters. The premises reminded me of Dante’s Inferno mixed with Divergent and Lord of the Rings. It is written in third person although it takes place from Mulan’s point of view. I honestly didn’t care for the Underworld element or ShiShi; the Underworld was modeled after Dante’s Inferno and Shishi was somewhat haughty. I was bored with the story (which was very long) and only finished it because it is an ARC and I wanted to know how it ended.
I received an ARC of Reflection by NetGalley.