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epearl8 's review for:
Throne of Jade
by Naomi Novik
I can understand why others found this more boring but I LOVED this one! This was such a fascinating cultural contact and I really enjoyed reading the characters interactions. Novik did her homework here and while many fantasy authors would use orientalism and dated research to flesh out the Chinese characters and culture, this is a very accurate take on British-Qing relations in the 19th century. This book builds out the alternate history world in great ways and was a lot of fun to read