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Shanghai Immortal
by A.Y. Chao
I received this book as an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for and honest review.
This book is incredible. The imagery is detailed without being tedious and repetitive, there is humor, and characters with depth.
Lady Jing is a young Chinese vampire in 1935 who was sold to the King of Hell Big Wang to pay her mother’s debts. As Big Wang’s ward she is expected to fulfill a
council role that supports her guardian. Lady Jing is a warrior at heart, and fights her way through self discovery while encumbered with a mortal man she finds both infuriating and fascinating.
This adult fantasy book is full of humor, heart, and true diversity of gender and culture. A.Y. Chao is able to make the Hell version Shanghai sound like a place a mortal might actually want to visit despite the creatures (and roosters) that dwell there.
Do not pass up this book if you are a lover of vampires, strong female characters, and magical lands.
This book is incredible. The imagery is detailed without being tedious and repetitive, there is humor, and characters with depth.
Lady Jing is a young Chinese vampire in 1935 who was sold to the King of Hell Big Wang to pay her mother’s debts. As Big Wang’s ward she is expected to fulfill a
council role that supports her guardian. Lady Jing is a warrior at heart, and fights her way through self discovery while encumbered with a mortal man she finds both infuriating and fascinating.
This adult fantasy book is full of humor, heart, and true diversity of gender and culture. A.Y. Chao is able to make the Hell version Shanghai sound like a place a mortal might actually want to visit despite the creatures (and roosters) that dwell there.
Do not pass up this book if you are a lover of vampires, strong female characters, and magical lands.