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emiliaphrodite 's review for:

The Emperor and the Endless Palace by Justinian Huang
1.0
adventurous challenging emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
wow that is one of the worst books i’ve ever read. i found that the big twist near the end just made the characters confusing and incongruent. i couldn’t feel the connection at all between the characters. im annoyed that each chapter predictably ended on a cliff hanger when sometimes chapters can just end without any type of surprise-gotcha! moment. and the ending was extremely unsatisfying. finding out the big reveal was disappointing.
like really? cheating? that was the grand reveal? and then joey not being willing to give up was just so toxic. and river not accepting his place in heaven is fucking insane. for such a weak connection he really threw away eternal bliss. like that shit pissed me off. for gods sake don’t you have any self-loving bone in your body?
the writing style was flowery in a way that just didn’t hit for me. i don’t need to hear a penis referred to as a pink plum or a blossoming lotus branch.

i mean im glad to read a type of book ive never read before. it means i wont ever feel inclined to do this again.
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