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A review by real__jmt
Sound the Gong by Joan He
5.0
A huge thank you to Macmillan books and @joanhewrites for the honor of the e-ARC to Sound the Gong!
This duology had me in a chokehold for the last few weeks. I had my copy of Strike the Zither for a hot minute as I knew Sound the Gong would be released this year in the spring. I wanted to read them back to back, and I’m so glad that I did! (Go get your preorders in! Publish day is 4/30!)
I am a huge sucker for historical fiction and fantasy and these check both of those needs for me. STZxSTG are a retelling of the Three Kingdoms of China but with a twist! It’s a genderbent retelling! Lotus was definitely the most fun character for me.
The dynamic between Zephyr and Crow was both entertaining and frustrating at the same time. The star-crossed strategists bantered and played one another while ignoring their feelings for each other from start to finish. Crow is my absolute favorite though! (Surprise surprise. Me loving the broody boy)
We also get to meet some pretty funny Gods that are just as flawed as the humans in the story. Nadir deserves so much better!
I don’t want to spoiler this for anyone, but please trust me in saying the pain of this series is worth it! If only for the little slice of happiness we get with the bonus epilogue!
This duology had me in a chokehold for the last few weeks. I had my copy of Strike the Zither for a hot minute as I knew Sound the Gong would be released this year in the spring. I wanted to read them back to back, and I’m so glad that I did! (Go get your preorders in! Publish day is 4/30!)
I am a huge sucker for historical fiction and fantasy and these check both of those needs for me. STZxSTG are a retelling of the Three Kingdoms of China but with a twist! It’s a genderbent retelling! Lotus was definitely the most fun character for me.
The dynamic between Zephyr and Crow was both entertaining and frustrating at the same time. The star-crossed strategists bantered and played one another while ignoring their feelings for each other from start to finish. Crow is my absolute favorite though! (Surprise surprise. Me loving the broody boy)
We also get to meet some pretty funny Gods that are just as flawed as the humans in the story. Nadir deserves so much better!
I don’t want to spoiler this for anyone, but please trust me in saying the pain of this series is worth it! If only for the little slice of happiness we get with the bonus epilogue!