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The Girl King by Mimi Yu
3.0
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One of my most anticipated reads of 2019 became one of my most disappointed reads of 2019. I had such high hopes for this book because of the fact that it’s Asian inspired and we don’t really have that many out there. Plus it’s a fantasy and that’s my go-to genre. Unfortunately I was just so disappointed with this book in every aspect. I mean, I didn’t hate the book but it just lacked so much that I just felt very “meh” about it.
My biggest issue was probably my lack of interest and connection with any of the characters. At first glance, Lu seemed like your typical badass female warrior but nothing about her stood out to me. I found her very mediocre for the most part. As for Min, the other main character and Lu’s younger sister, she stood out to me in the wrong ways. For the entire book, I simply found her naïve, childish, and way too innocent that she was constantly used by the others in the court. She had no backbone and even at the end, when she grew up a little and started to see the world for all of its negative aspects, she grew up in the worst ways – all bitter and mean.
As for the plot, a lot of it felt as if we were just wandering around and it just felt so dull. I did enjoy a little about that other realm or whatever but the author didn’t explore that very much and I felt that was a missed opportunity. Even the love interest/romance in the book felt uninteresting – in fact, I would even say that it took me away from the plot itself because it was actually pretty unnecessary. I think Lu could have managed without the romance.
Overall, while this book wasn’t terrible, nothing about it really stood out to me. There weren’t any great action scenes, the characters weren’t really interesting, the plot was dull and even the ending was pretty obvious. The book also ended on a cliffhanger but because I am so “meh” about this book, I don’t think I am intrigued enough to continue with this series.
One of my most anticipated reads of 2019 became one of my most disappointed reads of 2019. I had such high hopes for this book because of the fact that it’s Asian inspired and we don’t really have that many out there. Plus it’s a fantasy and that’s my go-to genre. Unfortunately I was just so disappointed with this book in every aspect. I mean, I didn’t hate the book but it just lacked so much that I just felt very “meh” about it.
My biggest issue was probably my lack of interest and connection with any of the characters. At first glance, Lu seemed like your typical badass female warrior but nothing about her stood out to me. I found her very mediocre for the most part. As for Min, the other main character and Lu’s younger sister, she stood out to me in the wrong ways. For the entire book, I simply found her naïve, childish, and way too innocent that she was constantly used by the others in the court. She had no backbone and even at the end, when she grew up a little and started to see the world for all of its negative aspects, she grew up in the worst ways – all bitter and mean.
As for the plot, a lot of it felt as if we were just wandering around and it just felt so dull. I did enjoy a little about that other realm or whatever but the author didn’t explore that very much and I felt that was a missed opportunity. Even the love interest/romance in the book felt uninteresting – in fact, I would even say that it took me away from the plot itself because it was actually pretty unnecessary. I think Lu could have managed without the romance.
Overall, while this book wasn’t terrible, nothing about it really stood out to me. There weren’t any great action scenes, the characters weren’t really interesting, the plot was dull and even the ending was pretty obvious. The book also ended on a cliffhanger but because I am so “meh” about this book, I don’t think I am intrigued enough to continue with this series.