A review by lindsayb
Starry River of the Sky by Grace Lin

3.0

Gotta say that I liked Where the Mountain Meets the Moon a lot more than this. I think I enjoyed the higher level of fantasy with that one, and I really liked the dynamic between the characters (and especially with the parents). The plot in Starry River moved reeeeeally slowly at first--I wasn't sure exactly where it was going for the longest time--and then a lot of the foreshadowing seemed a bit too heavy-handed. I still love the means of storytelling in both books--interspersing Chinese folklore--and I liked the way the tales came together here. And I will absolutely read any book Grace Lin writes in this fashion. It just *feels* like a luxurious read.