A review by readsatwork
The Girl With No Reflection by Keshe Chow

adventurous mysterious medium-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

3.0

The Girl With No Reflection ARC 

I really like the main concept of the mirror world. As a big fan of Coraline and the movie Us this book seemed right up my alley. I really liked the main world and mirror world that the author created. However, the tension was kind of broken early on in the book with an early plot twist and then the plot was kind of all over the place and wrapped up very quickly and conveniently.

I did like the romance in this book and the grumpy/serious version of the prince pitted against the kind version of the prince. Ying is a very headstrong character and there wasn’t a lot of character growth, but I did like that not everything worked out for her. She did face real trials throughout the story. 

The main thing that threw me off a lot was the dialogue. At times it really took me out of the story. It went from formal speech to modern speech and swearing and some lines that really just didn’t fit the tone at all. It’s almost like modern characters playing dress up and not following any actual societal rules. 

Overall I didn’t love or dislike the book. I think some people might absolutely love this book, it just wasn’t for me.