A review by moonlit_dewdrops
Strike the Zither by Joan He

3.0

I found this book super interesting despite having basically no knowledge about The Three Kingdoms. The political intrigue woven into this book was what especially got me hooked other than the dynamic between Crow and Zephyr. Man, I’m really a sucker for rivals to lovers! There was such good chemistry between these two despite their obvious mistrust of each other. The fact that they were both strategists and saw each other as equals also added to their dynamic! They were always trying to figure one another out and read each other’s mind. Even when they first met, it was like they knew each other’s moves

Admittedly, one thing I was bothered by were the inconsistencies with the usage of names.
Ex: November and Ren

I did read the author’s post on Instagram about sobriquets and given names but it was mainly about Lotus, Cloud, Ren, and Zephyr. It would be pretty cool if I also saw an explanation for the names of characters like Miasma, Tourmaline, Cicada

I’m very excited for the second book!! I need to see Crow finding out Zephyr is still alive!!