emmreadsbooks 's review for:

Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor by Xiran Jay Zhao

5.0

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I absolutely LOVED this book! It's like a sassy queer version Percy Jackson with a Chinese mythology twist. There's so much happening throughout with Zack discovering his imperial heritage and his fellow emperors, the general chaos of an adventure with 3 pre-teens, and allllll of the Yugi-oh parallels in the AR game. The plot is top-notch, with twists and turns that had me reeling. This transcends the middle-grade audience and is definitely enjoyable for all ages! If there aren't more in this series, I'll be riding a water dragon out to battle.

*Thank you to Margaret K. McElderry Books and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review*