A review by mirahgonzalez
Of Jade and Dragons by Amber Chen

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

 A Mulan-esque story set at an engineering school was all it took to sell me on this book. I love a good STEM heroine and it was nice to get something a little different that concentrated on the weapons manufacture and engineering side of a war rather than a typical warrior training montage type of book. I do think the characters could have been developed more, I didn’t connect quite as much with them as I wanted to. But overall I enjoyed the read and will follow the series. 

Thanks to Penguin and NetGalley for the ARC!