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The Red Palace
by June Hur
I have only read one other book by June Hur and that is ‘The silence of Bones’ and I loved it so much that it made into my top 10 books of 2019. Next, I have been wanting to read other books by her and between ‘The forest of stolen girls’ and ‘The Red Palace’ , I chose the later one because I got approved for the ARC.
‘The Red Palace’ is a YA historical mystery set in Joseon (Korea) 1758 by June Hur. After a massacre involving palace nurses takes place and the crown prince is framed for it, a 17 year old palace nurse Hyeon and 18 year old police inspector Eojin come together to unravel the case and clear up Crown Prince’s name.
The most interesting thing about this book is that it is inspired from the real life story of Prince Sado of Joseon and the tragic relationship he had with his father.
The one thing I must say is that June Hur definitely knows her work ! The setting is so vivid that it immediately transports you, the murder mysteries are always twisted and difficult to figure out who the real killer is. The red palace delivers in a similar fashion. I felt immediately transported to the palace full of conspiracies and betrayals.
And this is also the first book where June Hur has incorporated romance and I didn’t hate it? I am not a big romance fan but I could definitely see it working out here.
Overall, the book is fast paced and addictive, I read it in two days ! But despite that being said, I think I liked ‘The silence of Bones’ a little more than this one. I really can’t point my finger as to why but yeah, hence I will be removing a star from my rating.
If you like secrets and court intrigue, murder mystery and Korea based historical setting than definitely check this one out !
‘The Red Palace’ is a YA historical mystery set in Joseon (Korea) 1758 by June Hur. After a massacre involving palace nurses takes place and the crown prince is framed for it, a 17 year old palace nurse Hyeon and 18 year old police inspector Eojin come together to unravel the case and clear up Crown Prince’s name.
The most interesting thing about this book is that it is inspired from the real life story of Prince Sado of Joseon and the tragic relationship he had with his father.
The one thing I must say is that June Hur definitely knows her work ! The setting is so vivid that it immediately transports you, the murder mysteries are always twisted and difficult to figure out who the real killer is. The red palace delivers in a similar fashion. I felt immediately transported to the palace full of conspiracies and betrayals.
And this is also the first book where June Hur has incorporated romance and I didn’t hate it? I am not a big romance fan but I could definitely see it working out here.
Overall, the book is fast paced and addictive, I read it in two days ! But despite that being said, I think I liked ‘The silence of Bones’ a little more than this one. I really can’t point my finger as to why but yeah, hence I will be removing a star from my rating.
If you like secrets and court intrigue, murder mystery and Korea based historical setting than definitely check this one out !