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A review by alliej
A Bright Heart by Kate Chenli
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This book was definitely written for a YA audience. Not me. But that’s fine, I was the one who chose to read it.
That said, I do believe that there are some inherent issues with some of the writing style here. Some of the phraseology was quite modern, and some of it was completely extemporaneous. How does Mingshin know what a molecule is? An oversight to be sure. I feel like this book was originally written in a more modern setting, but it wasn’t being picked up by publishers when it was written like that. Ancient Not-China was a better selling function.
I also found that the storyline of this book was quite handily just a novelization of one of the most common tropes in manhuas and comics. The reincarnation of the kind soul who was deeply betrayed by the ones she thought loved her. Now she’s a hardened and strong person, who will stop at nothing to get her revenge and expose her wicked family. Also, everyone who wronged her is conveniently taken care of.
However, I did still enjoy myself once I sort of shut off my brain. Jieh and Mingshin are cute. The romance is believable enough. I get the feeling that this might be a duology or trilogy, so maybe I’ll check out the next book in the series if it does come out.
That said, I do believe that there are some inherent issues with some of the writing style here. Some of the phraseology was quite modern, and some of it was completely extemporaneous. How does Mingshin know what a molecule is? An oversight to be sure. I feel like this book was originally written in a more modern setting, but it wasn’t being picked up by publishers when it was written like that. Ancient Not-China was a better selling function.
I also found that the storyline of this book was quite handily just a novelization of one of the most common tropes in manhuas and comics. The reincarnation of the kind soul who was deeply betrayed by the ones she thought loved her. Now she’s a hardened and strong person, who will stop at nothing to get her revenge and expose her wicked family. Also, everyone who wronged her is conveniently taken care of.
However, I did still enjoy myself once I sort of shut off my brain. Jieh and Mingshin are cute. The romance is believable enough. I get the feeling that this might be a duology or trilogy, so maybe I’ll check out the next book in the series if it does come out.