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A review by qjbrown96
The Judas Blossom by Stephen Aryan
3.0
Pretty good
I completely did not realize this was historical fantasy. I thought it was going to be historical fiction and honestly I think I would have preferred it that way.
The story follows several characters during Kublai Khans invasion of Persia. I really appreciated this book just because it made me interested in that era of history and have been researching a lot about it.
The prose is really easy, the length is perfect, the ending made me want to continue in the series. My issue is instead of describing action scenes he would say someone “used lurching tiger” or something like that. Idk if that’s some kung fu move or he just pulled something out of his rear but it happens multiple times. Also the pacing was pretty slow but I’m willing to give forgive that on a first book. All in all a good read that I would recommend to people interested in Asian history with fantasy elements.
I completely did not realize this was historical fantasy. I thought it was going to be historical fiction and honestly I think I would have preferred it that way.
The story follows several characters during Kublai Khans invasion of Persia. I really appreciated this book just because it made me interested in that era of history and have been researching a lot about it.
The prose is really easy, the length is perfect, the ending made me want to continue in the series. My issue is instead of describing action scenes he would say someone “used lurching tiger” or something like that. Idk if that’s some kung fu move or he just pulled something out of his rear but it happens multiple times. Also the pacing was pretty slow but I’m willing to give forgive that on a first book. All in all a good read that I would recommend to people interested in Asian history with fantasy elements.