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Tinabot is a writer and educator. Her debut novel The Legend of Phoenix Mountain is a teenage American kung fu romance inspired by eastern philosophy, Asian mythology, video games, anime, and martial arts movies. She has written for Asian Week as a columnist. She received her B.A. from Claremont McKenna College, her M.A. from Claremont Graduate University, and her Ph.D. from the University of Southern California. She has taught as a public school teacher and college professor and currently runs her own authentic literacy development clinic, The Literacy Guild LLC. Aside from reading and writing, she enjoys watching movies, supporting local musicians, swimming, karaoke, and martial arts.

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The GOOD: Dragons. And lots of them. There's nothing more disappointing than reading a book with the word "dragon" in the title and then finding that there are not enough dragons in the story. The character Lessa is amusing in a vicious sort of way, and it is pretty cool that a slave girl saves the world.

The BAD: The plot is sound but a little too convenient. Revelations didn't seem to strike m... read more »
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The Legend of Phoenix Mountain
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