““You can’t shoot me; I’m rich.”” What is the Book about? 18-year-old Zetian joins the army to take revenge on her sister’s murderer. She becomes the concubine pilot of a fighting machine that can only be activated by the qi magic of a man and a woman together. But the power of the male pilot…
Tag: Asian Fantasy
She Who Became the Sun – Shelley Parker-Chan (The Radiant Emperor #1)
“Inside her there was only the perfect, blank brightness of belief and desire. Desire is the cause of all suffering. The greater the desire, the greater the suffering, and now she desired greatness itself. With all her will, she directed the thought to Heaven and the watching statues: Whatever suffering it takes, I can bear…
Immortal Longings – Chloe Gong (Flesh and False Gods #1)
Plot ★☆☆☆☆
Characters ★★☆☆☆
World Building ★★☆☆☆
Atmosphere ★★★☆☆
Writing Style ★★★★☆
The Wolf of Oren-Yaro – K. S. Villoso (Chronicles of the Bitch Queen #1)
“I liked smiles. In my world, they could mean anything: a hidden joke to a friend, a threat to an enemy. There are songs written about my smiles and what usually comes after them.” So what’s the book about? Born under the crumbling towers of Oren-yaro, Queen Talyien was the shining jewel and legacy of…
The Hand of the Sun King – J.T. Greathouse (Pact and Pattern #1)
“Magic could reshape the world. Its power was undeniable. It needed no argument to bolster it, nor any faith to make it true.” So what’s the book about? All my life, I have been torn between two legacies: that of my father, whose roots trace back to the right hand of the Emperor. That of…
The Emperor’s Blades – Brian Staveley (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne #1)
“Any fool can see what’s there. You need to see what is not there.” So what’s the book about? Great intrigues take place in secret in the kingdom and the reigning emperor is treacherously murdered. All the responsibility now rests on the shoulders of his two sons, Kaden and Valyn, and on the shoulders of…
We Lie with Death – Devin Madson
The Reborn Empire 2 “When you’ve lived out of the world as long as I have you realize how foolish such things as titles and gold are. You begin to measure wealth in knowledge and respect instead.” So what’s the book about? In Kisia’s conquered north, a new empire is born, the Empire of Levanti….
Never Die – Rob J. Hayes
Telling the dead a secret, something no other person in the world knew, so that the living and the dead would forever be bound to one another, no matter how many worlds they might be apart. So what’s the book about? The tyrannical emperor of Hosa, Henan WuLong, is to be killed to give freedom…
The Jasmine Throne – Tasha Suri
“I have always made myself into what was required of me. I have always belonged to someone else. My father, my mother, my husband. And I think I want something- someone- that is mine.” So what’s the book about? Ahiranya is a nation ruled by a fanatical emperor while dealing with a disease called rot….
The Burning God – R.F. Kuang
The Poppy War Series – Book 3 “You don’t fix hurts by pretending they never happened. You treat them like infected wounds. You dig deep with a burning knife and gouge out the rotten flesh and then, maybe, you have a chance to heal.” So what’s the book about? Rin does not give up despite…
The Reading Stray 