Did I read this book in one day? YES. Was it so amazing and did it leave me in awe YET AGAIN of Elizabeth Lim’s writing? ALSO YES.
Lim does such an amDid I read this book in one day? YES. Was it so amazing and did it leave me in awe YET AGAIN of Elizabeth Lim’s writing? ALSO YES.
Lim does such an amazing job of revealing and sharing Channi’s story with us, and even though I knew parts of the ending (simply from reading the SCC duopoly) it did not stop me from crying every other page on the last couple chapters.
The writing, spectacular. The plot, amazing. The themes of deep sisterly love, brought me to tears. The tension and beauty and storytelling, to die for. I loved this from start to finish. Now time to deal with extreme book hangover!...more
Nightstrider. Wow. I have so many words, and I'm not sure how to say them all, but here we go!
Nightstrider was one of the most unique worlds I've hadNightstrider. Wow. I have so many words, and I'm not sure how to say them all, but here we go!
Nightstrider was one of the most unique worlds I've had the pleasure of reading about. It was so original and new, I'd never read anything like it before. The world-building was so well done, and even though I was a little confused at first (simply because I've never read a world like this before), the author did an absolutely amazing job of building up the world of the Wake and the Reverie. The descriptions were great, and I felt very grounded after just a few chapters.
The writing itself was stunning, and the quotes, THE QUOTES!!! Everything flowed so well together, and let me tell you Sophia Slade knows how to write some ANGST. I was living for it. (#angststan4lyfe)
I absolutely adore all of the characters in this book. I thought I was going to have a difficult time with four different POVs in a high fantasy book, but each character was so interesting and complex, and well-written, it was no trouble at all! Although Wren is cool and confident, she still struggles with internal guilt and frustration, which I think makes her interesting and relatable to read about. I can't wait to read more about Alaric in the coming books, even though we saw both his ruthless and sweet side, I feel like there's even more to him than what meets the eye. Caine. CAINE!!!!! This man. I'm crying he is so sweet and honest and true and honorable. I could go on. And Ila!!! She is so!!! I was worried for her for a bit in the last section, but she pulls through. Okay, I could go on, but I have to stop there or I'll never shut up.
The first half of the book was spent on a lot of world and character building which I really appreciated, but I think the second half could have been a bit longer. I understand there will be a second book to come (so excited!), but a part of me felt like the ending was a little bit rushed. I wanted just a little bit more from the scene where the four finally all meet with Para Warwick. Also, this could entirely just be on me, but I was a little bit confused by the magic system. I totally understand how the Wake and Reverie came to be, but my only question is: do the dream-beings (of all sorts) get their powers simply from being dreams? Alaric was shown to have a type of energy-power, but I was confused as to where it originated from. Also, the 'mares have innate abilities to hear, smell, and taste, better than other dream-beings, is this simply how they were made, but how and why is my question? I would have loved a little more background on that aspect, but maybe that's to come in the second book.
Even though, those two aspects knocked it down one star for me, I really really enjoyed this book. Honestly one of my favorite reads of this year so far (fantasy-wise). Can't wait for the next installment!...more
Jade Fire Gold is criminally underrated. With a mix of vibes from Six Crimson Cranes, We Hunt the Flame, and Avatar the Last Airbender, Ja4.5/5 Stars
Jade Fire Gold is criminally underrated. With a mix of vibes from Six Crimson Cranes, We Hunt the Flame, and Avatar the Last Airbender, Jade Fire Gold had me in awe from start to finish. There's so many good tropes including (but not limited to)...
- the one bed trope - hurt/comfort trope - unwilling allies/alliances to lovers trop - i have to kill you trope
There are some queer side characters (lesbian and gay) THAT DON'T GET KILLED OFF!! WOOP WOOP! The world building was wonderful, it never felt like an info dump, the writing was great, and the character development was really good! 0.5 - 1 star off because I thought that the action scenes at the ending could have been more drawn out, and for the shock factor plot twist to last longer, but other than that I highly recommend this amazing, full asian cast, YA fantasy novel! ...more
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