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shesapanda 's review for:
Daughter of the Moon Goddess
by Sue Lynn Tan
3 stars
What I liked:
– The writing style was so lush and rich. I enjoyed the imagery of all of the scenery in the environment.
– the mythology and attention to detail when weaving in elements of Chinese culture and history
What I didn’t like:
- I was kind of disappointed by this book because I came in expecting to really love it. First of all, I wish the author had developed the relationship between Chang’e and Xingyin better, and also developed Chang’e as a character better as well. despite the title implying that Chang’e would have a prominent role, she didn’t really do much except for just be trapped on the moon. I also felt like the relationship between Xingyin and Chang’e was not very well developed
- The love triangle pissed me off lol. I don’t always like love triangles, but I can tolerate them if they are serving a purpose. However, the love triangle in this felt forced and dragged on and Xingyin kept waffling between the two of them. She kept making statements like she was sure she had moved on, only to begin waffling again in the next chapter.
- I also felt like there was potential to develop Wenzhi’s character better, it was interesting to find out that he was actually the demon prince, but they didn’t really take it any further than that. It would have been interesting to see more nuanced and complex character, especially because we learned that the celestial kingdom has its flaws too, and only hates the demon kingdom on principle.
Overall, I would still recommend the story of someone really likes Chinese inspired fantasy novels, but I’m not sure that I would reread it. I’d be interested in giving this authors. Other books a try, but felt kind of medium about this one.
What I liked:
– The writing style was so lush and rich. I enjoyed the imagery of all of the scenery in the environment.
– the mythology and attention to detail when weaving in elements of Chinese culture and history
What I didn’t like:
- I was kind of disappointed by this book because I came in expecting to really love it. First of all, I wish the author had developed the relationship between Chang’e and Xingyin better, and also developed Chang’e as a character better as well. despite the title implying that Chang’e would have a prominent role, she didn’t really do much except for just be trapped on the moon. I also felt like the relationship between Xingyin and Chang’e was not very well developed
- The love triangle pissed me off lol. I don’t always like love triangles, but I can tolerate them if they are serving a purpose. However, the love triangle in this felt forced and dragged on and Xingyin kept waffling between the two of them. She kept making statements like she was sure she had moved on, only to begin waffling again in the next chapter.
- I also felt like there was potential to develop Wenzhi’s character better, it was interesting to find out that he was actually the demon prince, but they didn’t really take it any further than that. It would have been interesting to see more nuanced and complex character, especially because we learned that the celestial kingdom has its flaws too, and only hates the demon kingdom on principle.
Overall, I would still recommend the story of someone really likes Chinese inspired fantasy novels, but I’m not sure that I would reread it. I’d be interested in giving this authors. Other books a try, but felt kind of medium about this one.