A review by beckykphillips
To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods by Molly X. Chang

Did not finish book. Stopped at 36%.

This book unfortunately didn't work for me even though I was very hyped about the premise of exploring colonization in a fantasy lens. The magic system was neat and had good consequences for use. But, overall, I had a hard time with Ruying as the main character. So much of our time with her is spent with her self flagellating and working to protect her Grandma and sister Meiya. The pacing didn't work for me and felt slow. The writing itself had a lot of unnecessary description and I found myself skimming frequently.