constantinareads 's review for:

Bitter Medicine by Mia Tsai

4.0

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 There is a variety of culture and many different languages. There are characters that are not typical heroes that we can like, as well as characters that we can dislike. The story has funny and touching moments. I really liked how they created a new world and showed the complex relationships between different magical groups. There's also a strong focus on romantic relationships, and there are some very attractive and exciting scenes. This book amazed me in many more ways than I expected. When we are born, we have to learn about how the world works by ourselves. This is the kind of worldbuilding I really like - instead of giving out a lot of information all at once, there are cleverly placed clues about how things work. The author did a great job of blending different parts of the story together. They focused on the love story between Elle and Luc, but still made sure the other parts, like the setting, were well-developed and interesting. I really enjoyed the slow progress of everything.