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A review by bubblewombat
Legend of the White Snake by Sher Lee
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
I spent the last 15% of this book SOBBING my eyes out, I was grabbing tissues left and right and the tears are still coming even though I'm done. I loved this book so much.
It's super easy to read, and I think even if you aren't familiar with the legend this book is a retelling of, you'll have no problems getting into the story.
I really liked the pacing, there was a good balance between getting to know the characters, and working on moving the plot along. But we could've used some more pages to stretch the ending events out a bit.
Character wise, I loveeeeed everyone, but especially Qing, who was the funniest. I'd love to see her and Feng in their own spinoff at some point. Generally speaking though, everything was wrapped up nicely, so I'm not sure if there's a need for a sequel. But again, if we get it, I'm reading it.
At the start, I related a lot more to Zhen than to Xian, but I was won over by the latter somewhere along the way. I couldn't help but smile at their romantic scenes, they were so cute, and had so much tension from the moment they met. That's so hard to do!
As a retelling, this works well. I actually used to rewatch different adaptations of this legend religiously, so if I'm happy with this book, you will be too. Sher Lee did it justice.
And that extremely vivid worldbuilding?? I swear, I was THERE, experiencing every single moment with the characters. I'd give five stars just for that.
Now that (stressful!!) ending...I fear I'll be needing a few business days to recover. So much happened and I swear I was holding my breath in the entire time.
The amount of pain I went through while reading this is something I wasn't expecting, but I'm so glad Legend of the White Snake managed to hurt me so much. It earned its place on my ultimate favourite books shelf.
This is also my very first book by this author, but definitely not my last. I'll be going back to read her debut, and I'm seated for whatever she puts out next.
*Thank you to the publishers and Netgalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review*
It's super easy to read, and I think even if you aren't familiar with the legend this book is a retelling of, you'll have no problems getting into the story.
I really liked the pacing, there was a good balance between getting to know the characters, and working on moving the plot along. But we could've used some more pages to stretch the ending events out a bit.
Character wise, I loveeeeed everyone, but especially Qing, who was the funniest. I'd love to see her and Feng in their own spinoff at some point. Generally speaking though, everything was wrapped up nicely, so I'm not sure if there's a need for a sequel. But again, if we get it, I'm reading it.
At the start, I related a lot more to Zhen than to Xian, but I was won over by the latter somewhere along the way. I couldn't help but smile at their romantic scenes, they were so cute, and had so much tension from the moment they met. That's so hard to do!
As a retelling, this works well. I actually used to rewatch different adaptations of this legend religiously, so if I'm happy with this book, you will be too. Sher Lee did it justice.
And that extremely vivid worldbuilding?? I swear, I was THERE, experiencing every single moment with the characters. I'd give five stars just for that.
Now that (stressful!!) ending...I fear I'll be needing a few business days to recover. So much happened and I swear I was holding my breath in the entire time.
The amount of pain I went through while reading this is something I wasn't expecting, but I'm so glad Legend of the White Snake managed to hurt me so much. It earned its place on my ultimate favourite books shelf.
This is also my very first book by this author, but definitely not my last. I'll be going back to read her debut, and I'm seated for whatever she puts out next.
*Thank you to the publishers and Netgalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review*