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talkingchicle 's review for:
Shanghai Immortal
by A.Y. Chao
Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
I had a really hard time with this, which is a shame because I thought the premise sounded really good. For a book that is meant to be Adult, it felt very YA. Especially with how much the main character whined, the tantrums she threw and the language used. I.E. 'ta-tas'. I also think that the MC did not help in terms of the flow of the story. The lack of explanation throughout this back was another thing I found difficult to grapple with. There wasn't really a build up to the romance so it just felt forced. I didn't think any of the characters were particularly likeable however I would say the most interesting character was the Dragon King. The attempts at humour didn't quite land either. I'm so disappointed because I was looking forward to this but unfortunately the lack of development, lack of growth, juvenile language and the childish nature of the MC let it down.
I had a really hard time with this, which is a shame because I thought the premise sounded really good. For a book that is meant to be Adult, it felt very YA. Especially with how much the main character whined, the tantrums she threw and the language used. I.E. 'ta-tas'. I also think that the MC did not help in terms of the flow of the story. The lack of explanation throughout this back was another thing I found difficult to grapple with. There wasn't really a build up to the romance so it just felt forced. I didn't think any of the characters were particularly likeable however I would say the most interesting character was the Dragon King. The attempts at humour didn't quite land either. I'm so disappointed because I was looking forward to this but unfortunately the lack of development, lack of growth, juvenile language and the childish nature of the MC let it down.