the_bookishmum 's review for:

The Girl With No Reflection by Keshe Chow

3.25

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Thanks to NetGalley for allowing me to read this book. This is a 100% honest review, all thoughts and opinions are my own. I wish I loved this book, and the premise of a mirror world where the mirror people are actually monsters trying to replace their real counterparts is a great one. However, Ying’s naivety and ability to fall instantly in love with either version of the Prince she is arranged to marry is frustrating. Ying being some kind of prophesied hero is not fleshed out enough. There is also a moment where two of her brothers die, we do not know their names or anything about them, and after their death there are a few moments she talks about it but her focus too quickly moves to wanting to marry the Prince properly and the physical side of their relationship. This leads to you as the reader having no emotional reaction to what should have been a poignant moment.