A review by lauramcsherry
Of Jade and Dragons by Amber Chen

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.25

Of Jade and Dragons

3.25 ⭐️

I saw this on a few lists of upcoming fantasy novels and it sounded so promising! 

Ying disguises as her brother and enters an engineering trial in order to figure out why her father was killed. Along the way she ends up falling for a prince who sees right through her disguise. 

This had a lot of twists and turns and was pretty entertaining. While it probably could have done with some shortening, it was easy to follow. Not a ton of character development, and I honestly wanted more of the cool engineering parts. 

Thanks to @netgalley for this eARC!