Book Title: Jade Fire Gold
Author: June C.L. Tan
Genre: Sci-fi/Fantasy
Target Audience: Young Adult
Publication date: November 4th 2021
Format: Kindle
What it’s about
Her destiny. His revenge.
In an empire on the brink of war . . .
Ahn is no one, with no past and no family.
Altan is a lost heir, his future stolen away as a child.
When they meet, Altan sees in Ahn a path to reclaiming the throne. Ahn sees a way to finally unlock her past and understand her lethal magical abilities.
But they may have to pay a far deadlier price than either could have imagined.
Girls of Paper and Fire meets A Song of Wraiths and Ruin in June CL Tan’s stunning debut, where ferocious action, shadowy intrigue, rich magic, and a captivating slow-burn romance collide.
About the Author
June CL Tan grew up in Singapore where she was raised on a diet of classic books and wuxia movies, caffeine and congee. After obtaining three degrees, she decided she had enough of academia. Thankfully, those degrees were somewhat related to telling stories and now, she resides in New York City, writing under the watchful eye of her crafty cat. Jade Fire Gold is her debut novel.
What I Thought
Thank you, NetGalley and Hodder & Stoughton for the eArc in exchange for an honest review
First, can I point out that this year I have read a few books on Chinese mythology and it wasn’t until this book that I found out it was Xianxia. I really appreciate this and will look into this further.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Ahn and Altan were genuinely likeable main characters where although they were on a journey and this book had two POV’s you knew exactly whose POV it was without paying too much attention to the start of the chapter.
Ahn was someone I thought had the potential to be mundane but she isn’t. She certainly comes into her own as the story progresses and once she is away from her family. Altan is the typical brooding main character but he has his redeemable traits.
I for one would love to have seen POVs from a couple of the side characters and how they felt things were going and to see their side of the story.
The epilogue leads me to believe there will be a sequel and I will certainly be on the lookout for this.
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