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A review by moonlit_dewdrops
The Girl With No Reflection by Keshe Chow
5.0
Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with an ARC for an honest review.
Keshe blew me away with this debut! The plot was a perfect blend of Asian YA fantasy and dark/horror and the numerous plots and twists in the book made it hard to put down. The worldbuilding was so well-written and unique and I found it interesting how the Mirror World essentially functioned as its own world and the people there had their own consciousness and mind. The characters in the Mirror World also had completely opposite personalities as their real-world counterparts. Even in the real world, the mirror shows a REVERSED version of yourself and this brings so much depth to the worldbuilding overall.
I found Ying to be a very well-writen and likable character and although her initial naivete of trusting the Mirror Prince frustrated me, she has strong character development and learns from her mistakes.
The development of the relationship between Ying and Zhang Lin was so satisfying and although I feel like it could have been a little bit MORE fleshed out, there are times when you need to pay attention to the little details to really see the growth in their chemistry. With their relationship starting off rocky and the Prince treating Ying coldly, she soon realizes the lengths he'd gone to protect her and he in turn falls for her because of her brave and bold personality.
The ending had me shaking because the plot took such a drastic dark turn but ultimately it had an ending I was satisfied with.
Keshe blew me away with this debut! The plot was a perfect blend of Asian YA fantasy and dark/horror and the numerous plots and twists in the book made it hard to put down. The worldbuilding was so well-written and unique and I found it interesting how the Mirror World essentially functioned as its own world and the people there had their own consciousness and mind. The characters in the Mirror World also had completely opposite personalities as their real-world counterparts. Even in the real world, the mirror shows a REVERSED version of yourself and this brings so much depth to the worldbuilding overall.
I found Ying to be a very well-writen and likable character and although her initial naivete of trusting the Mirror Prince frustrated me, she has strong character development and learns from her mistakes.
The development of the relationship between Ying and Zhang Lin was so satisfying and although I feel like it could have been a little bit MORE fleshed out, there are times when you need to pay attention to the little details to really see the growth in their chemistry. With their relationship starting off rocky and the Prince treating Ying coldly, she soon realizes the lengths he'd gone to protect her and he in turn falls for her because of her brave and bold personality.
The ending had me shaking because the plot took such a drastic dark turn but ultimately it had an ending I was satisfied with.