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A review by mellamaron
Of Jade and Dragons by Amber Chen
Did not finish book. Stopped at 21%.
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the arc but this one isn’t for me.
DNF at 21%. Small spoilers for up to that percentage
Honestly… it all felt so bland? I’m an engineer and I was so excited to have a female engineer as a protagonist in a fantasy but I didn’t connect with her at all. Her father dies right off the bat and she barely blinks an eye - one tear falling at the graves of her parents. Besides her quest for finding his killer, she doesn’t even seem sad about his death? Nor even surprised? She doesn’t seem to have many feelings at all to be honest - it’s like her personality is “I like flying” 🙃
Ye-Yang too didn’t feel like a person but a stereotype. Prince who helps her. And I am soooo disappointed that the author chose to have Ying tell him she was a girl immediately upon meeting him. Because that’s one of my favorite parts of “girl disguised as guy” books: the male love interest being confused why he has feelings for a “guy”. By taking that out… is it even fun anymore? 🤷♀️
Ultimately the entire portion I read just felt pretty bland, from the writing style (which I would argue is a bit on the lower end of YA) to the plot to the characters. I don’t have any want to continue.
DNF at 21%. Small spoilers for up to that percentage
Honestly… it all felt so bland? I’m an engineer and I was so excited to have a female engineer as a protagonist in a fantasy but I didn’t connect with her at all. Her father dies right off the bat and she barely blinks an eye - one tear falling at the graves of her parents. Besides her quest for finding his killer, she doesn’t even seem sad about his death? Nor even surprised? She doesn’t seem to have many feelings at all to be honest - it’s like her personality is “I like flying” 🙃
Ye-Yang too didn’t feel like a person but a stereotype. Prince who helps her. And I am soooo disappointed that the author chose to have Ying tell him she was a girl immediately upon meeting him. Because that’s one of my favorite parts of “girl disguised as guy” books: the male love interest being confused why he has feelings for a “guy”. By taking that out… is it even fun anymore? 🤷♀️
Ultimately the entire portion I read just felt pretty bland, from the writing style (which I would argue is a bit on the lower end of YA) to the plot to the characters. I don’t have any want to continue.