A review by tmdreads
The Witch Who Chases the Sun by Dawn Chen

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I received an eARC from the author but all options are my own. 

A love story that is full of heartbreak. Cai-Li and Anne have survived a war between their people but events in the aftermath pull them apart. Cai-Li seeks out Anne to rekindle their love but the ghosts of the past and present haunt them. In a rich world of magic that is built this is a story of grief, intergeneration trama, family and love. 

There are twists and turns and a lot of heartbreak. This is not a Romance novel but a fantasy with a love story, no happy ending guaranteed. The characters have amazing magical powers but are very human. There are good people that don’t always make the good choices and I enjoyed their development as we learn more about them. I do wish we spent a bit more time with them earlier in their relationship to have the foundation of them falling in love. That’s 

The way that time is handled in this book is fascinating and done in a way that time is not linear but I was never confused by it. People that prefer linear narrative will probably struggle but I really liked the flow of this book and how the layers of the story were pulled away. I do wish we spent a bit more time with them as children but that is my only complaint with this book.

This book was heartbreaking moving and I hope to read more by this author. 
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