jackiepreston 's review for:

Shanghai Immortal by A.Y. Chao

3.0

adventurous slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This is supposed to be an adult novel, but it reads much more like a YA book. Our main character Jing reads more like a stubborn teenager than an adult for almost the entirety of the book. She's very unpleasant to read for the first 40% of the book, but eventually she starts to grow and stop immediately treating everyone like they're out to get her.
The ending felt very abrupt, and there were still things that I had questions about that went unanswered. Maybe there's gonna be a sequel? But I doubt it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Violence, Blood