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Silver Phoenix by Cindy Pon
5.0
I love when I read a book and learn something new. This time it was a lot of things and it was about Chinese mythology. I have read and enjoyed Greek and Roman mythology and some Norse, but not Chinese mythology before. It was as eye-opening to those tales as it was highly enjoyable world-building and characters.
Ai Ling, the main character is what made the story especially diggable. She is young, raised in a loving home and faces obstacles with determination if not exactly fearless. She is human and has human foibles, but she knows what she has to do. She is afraid, but she does it anyway. That's a hero to me. She forges ahead to find her missing father, faces demons and deities, making her own path.
There is plenty of evil to face, but there is good that helps her along.
I am very glad that this is the beginning of a series and I look forward to reading more of Ai Ling's adventures. This could honestly be read as a stand-alone, but I would want to know more. So YAY! Series!
I can definitely recommend this book and author.
Ai Ling, the main character is what made the story especially diggable. She is young, raised in a loving home and faces obstacles with determination if not exactly fearless. She is human and has human foibles, but she knows what she has to do. She is afraid, but she does it anyway. That's a hero to me. She forges ahead to find her missing father, faces demons and deities, making her own path.
There is plenty of evil to face, but there is good that helps her along.
I am very glad that this is the beginning of a series and I look forward to reading more of Ai Ling's adventures. This could honestly be read as a stand-alone, but I would want to know more. So YAY! Series!
I can definitely recommend this book and author.