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A review by euripus
Her Radiant Curse by Elizabeth Lim
5.0
I would like to thank the publisher and Netgalley for the ARC of this book in exchange for a review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Everything I’ve read by Elizabeth Lim so far has been anything between good and phenomenal. Her Radiant Curse falls into the last category once again.
From the start, Her Radiant Curse is captivating. The writing is immersive, and you immediately get pulled back into the world already established in Six Crimson Cranes, albeit in a different part of the world. Lim’s writing is simple, yet it manages to captivate her audience, in a way that few books do.
All of the characters are well thought out. Even those characters that, at the start of the book, seem as perfect as can be, are deepened out throughout the novel, and have their own flaws and struggles that are portrayed through the eyes of Channari. It was nice to see the way she realised that other characters had their individual struggles as well, and that it wasn’t just her who struggled in life, even though the other characters’ life may seem perfect at first.
The main selling point for this book to me was the focus on Channi. I already loved her as a character in the Six Crimson Cranes duology, so seeing her character fleshed out even more and seeing her origin story made me very happy. Seeing how a character came to be remains fascinating if executed well, and the author managed to do so for sure.
Lastly, I loved the small references to the Six Crimson Cranes duology, especially at the end. Seeing Shiori and all her brothers mentioned just made me very happy.
Although readers of The Dragon’s Promise already know how this story will end, Elizabeth Lim manages to write a compelling story that makes you want to continue reading until the very end.
Everything I’ve read by Elizabeth Lim so far has been anything between good and phenomenal. Her Radiant Curse falls into the last category once again.
From the start, Her Radiant Curse is captivating. The writing is immersive, and you immediately get pulled back into the world already established in Six Crimson Cranes, albeit in a different part of the world. Lim’s writing is simple, yet it manages to captivate her audience, in a way that few books do.
All of the characters are well thought out. Even those characters that, at the start of the book, seem as perfect as can be, are deepened out throughout the novel, and have their own flaws and struggles that are portrayed through the eyes of Channari. It was nice to see the way she realised that other characters had their individual struggles as well, and that it wasn’t just her who struggled in life, even though the other characters’ life may seem perfect at first.
The main selling point for this book to me was the focus on Channi. I already loved her as a character in the Six Crimson Cranes duology, so seeing her character fleshed out even more and seeing her origin story made me very happy. Seeing how a character came to be remains fascinating if executed well, and the author managed to do so for sure.
Lastly, I loved the small references to the Six Crimson Cranes duology, especially at the end. Seeing Shiori and all her brothers mentioned just made me very happy.
Although readers of The Dragon’s Promise already know how this story will end, Elizabeth Lim manages to write a compelling story that makes you want to continue reading until the very end.