I was given this novel by the Dymocks Pan Mac sales rep who thought I would really like it. It is not my normal type of book at all but I started it on the train after that shift and fell in. I loved it. It read as a YA style coming of age- it definitely gave off Chinese fokelore style vibes and I don’t know I could not put it down. I had just reread Wild Swans before it so I was familiar-ish with the struggles and time period. I found great characters that really should have only been 2D, and once I had finished I wasn’t surprised to see this is one of the beauties!!!!! It just read itself. I could not have loved it more. ..I loved it all so much!!
