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A review by archergal
Serpentine by Cindy Pon
2.0
I am all about stories with elements of Chinese/Japanese/other Asian mythology and story. I saw this book and thought it looked interesting. I was hopeful.
I does have those elements, I guess. But it's mostly A Kissing Book. (pace Princess Bride.)
I know there's nothing wrong with romance books. A lot of good readers adore romance books. I'm just not one of them. :( One character longing after another, all conflicted about the relationship, etc. just bores me. And the romance bits took over the story. There were other things going on in the background, but it all fell before the "I love him, but I don't DARE to love him" and "I love her in spite of what she it/might be" and "Ooh, mysterious third party that I'm strangely drawn to." There was a nice, small lesbian relationship elsewhere, but it was also full of angst.
I said the 8 Deadly Words to myself: "I don't care what happens to these people."
I finished it, but won't bother with any others. If you do like romance, this may be just the thing for you. I don't know.
I does have those elements, I guess. But it's mostly A Kissing Book. (pace Princess Bride.)
I know there's nothing wrong with romance books. A lot of good readers adore romance books. I'm just not one of them. :( One character longing after another, all conflicted about the relationship, etc. just bores me. And the romance bits took over the story. There were other things going on in the background, but it all fell before the "I love him, but I don't DARE to love him" and "I love her in spite of what she it/might be" and "Ooh, mysterious third party that I'm strangely drawn to." There was a nice, small lesbian relationship elsewhere, but it was also full of angst.
I said the 8 Deadly Words to myself: "I don't care what happens to these people."
I finished it, but won't bother with any others. If you do like romance, this may be just the thing for you. I don't know.