casualcolleen 's review for:

The Emperor and the Endless Palace by Justinian Huang

5.0

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I’ll admit, I discovered this book because of the apology video on tik tok about it being so SPICY. And yes, that’s what led me to read it (and it IS spicy, and I live for it!) But what really grabbed me through this story was the dramatic tumble through time and space with two lovers who fate continues to bring together again and again. The narrative was so period appropriate wether you were in ancient china or modern day LA, and each of the three timelines wound together in such a tantalizing way that kept me wanting to find out what happens next in each story. My only regret is that I read it so fast. I don’t know if Justinian plans on writing a sequel or not, but I will eagerly look forward to whatever he has to offer in the future.