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middlekmissie 's review for:
Silver Phoenix
by Cindy Pon
Pon excels at action and pure imagination. Some parts of the journey reminded me of Victorian English "Fairyland" stories, or the Oz books, with the diverse lands/races that Ai Ling and Chen Yong encounter. As I said, her action is outstanding--occasionally I wished that she would slow down for a little more character development, but it was still a lot of fun. I liked that Ai Ling, although kickass, was still a product of her culture (for example, worrying about her hair being unbound in mixed company). I wish that Pon's editor had made her start fewer chapters with variations on "Ai Ling woke up". I will definitely be reading the sequel!
P.S. The cover may be cheesy, but at least Ai Ling is Asian, unlike the paperback and sequel covers. The Indonesian cover takes the cake, though. So pretty!
P.S. The cover may be cheesy, but at least Ai Ling is Asian, unlike the paperback and sequel covers. The Indonesian cover takes the cake, though. So pretty!