khoerner7 's review for:

The Last Empress by Anchee Min
2.0

I just finished reading this book for book club. I will have to say that I was not impressed. A part of me wished I had read the earlier book to learn what Orchid was like before she became Empress but the other part of me didn't care to spend any more time on this character. I am interested in Chinese history but this story did not pull me in and I did not care enough about the main character to become invested. I can't recommend this one.