larosamorada 's review for:

Shanghai Immortal by A.Y. Chao

4.0

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Shanghai Immortal was an enjoyable fantasy with a romantic subplot. The pacing of the book was pretty good and I was entertained throughout the story. The characters had well fleshed out personalities and the humor was fun. I will say I think this story was more enjoyable for me than most because I have some knowledge of Asian culture and had a friend that could explain some of the unfamiliar slang. Some of the slang/insults didn't translate well to English, so that could be disruptive for the reader. I'll also say I'm not sure why this is categorized as a adult, as it read as more upper YA/coming of age tale.

Thank you to Netgalley & the publisher for this ARC for my review.