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Shanghai Immortal
by A.Y. Chao
"'Mr Lee was my birthday present?' She nods. I blink at Lady Ay. Her smile is sweet and innocent. 'To eat or to kiss?'"
In all honesty this book only lost a star because I've been in a massive reading slump this month and I've struggled to get into any book! If I'd read this at a different time with less outside pressures it would easily be a five-star read for me!
I adored the main character, Jing. Her anger issues, PTSD and anxiety just really resonated with me, and I loved how imperfect she is! I need more books that feature strong, but flawed, main characters!
I also loved the fact that, whilst it is an adult fantasy, there was no spice! I enjoy spicy books but I truly admire authors that can write an adult targeted book with little to no spicy scenes in it - it's a skill that A.Y. Chao has mastered beautifully.
Overall, it was a whirlwind of emotions. There's an undertone of humour that had me physically laughing out loud at points, but by the end I was balling like a baby! (If you own the Fairyloot edition, make sure you have tissues at the ready for the bonus content at the end!)
In all honesty this book only lost a star because I've been in a massive reading slump this month and I've struggled to get into any book! If I'd read this at a different time with less outside pressures it would easily be a five-star read for me!
I adored the main character, Jing. Her anger issues, PTSD and anxiety just really resonated with me, and I loved how imperfect she is! I need more books that feature strong, but flawed, main characters!
I also loved the fact that, whilst it is an adult fantasy, there was no spice! I enjoy spicy books but I truly admire authors that can write an adult targeted book with little to no spicy scenes in it - it's a skill that A.Y. Chao has mastered beautifully.
Overall, it was a whirlwind of emotions. There's an undertone of humour that had me physically laughing out loud at points, but by the end I was balling like a baby! (If you own the Fairyloot edition, make sure you have tissues at the ready for the bonus content at the end!)