shelvedbysyd 's review for:

Of Jade and Dragons by Amber Chen
3.5
adventurous emotional inspiring medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

⭐️: 3.5/5

  • I love a good Mulan retelling! 
  • I love Ying. Her desire to join the Engineers’ Guild is so understandable, and she takes each challenge so well 
  • I didn’t really feel the chemistry between Ying and Ye-Yang 
  • I feel like it was too easy for her to keep her identity hidden. Only showering was addressed, but what about changing clothes? Using the bathroom? Her period?
  • This felt a lot more about her time in the Engineers’ Guild with random reminders about her father, even though it was initially set up to focus on her father 
  • While you can definitely see that there will be a second book, it didn’t end on a huge cliffhanger