_artsychild 's review for:

Immortal by Sue Lynn Tan

3.0

adventurous challenging lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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An interesting and whimsical approach with themes like grief, love, and world-building in a Chinese mythological setting.

The story is set in the same world as Daughter of the Moon Goddess, a book that I loved. But with this one, I had a bit more of a struggle to connect and like the characters. 

The romance was a big part of the book, which I don't usually mind, but the tropes... That lessened my enjoyment since you could tell this was heavily with tropes: rivals/enemies to lovers, insta-love (but not really

since they've met before

), and, in my defense, Insta-love is my most hated trope out there. 

Due to the development of the plot, it was hard for me to fully enjoy the story since we were just 30% in and my girl was already going through love bombing... There wasn't much depth to it,

not even when it was revealed that they've met before

. I still enjoyed the romantic moments between the characters, especially when he says: "touch her again and you die." The romance was cute.

The characters were the same as the romance; there was depth to them, but it wasn't explored enough.

Overall, the story was enjoyable, and the world setting was beautiful with vivid descriptions of the surroundings. I thought I would enjoy it more than I did, but it was still a solid story that kept me interested enough to finish it.