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Daughter of the Moon Goddess (The Celestial Kingdom, #1)

Sue Lynn Tan,

Kuri Huang (Illustrator)

Start date: March 16, 2023

Finish date: April 16, 2023

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Jun 08, 2022 Brittany rated it liked it

Shelves: fantasy, young-adult, audiobook, 2022-release, fairy-tale-and-retellings, 4-asia, read-2022

3.5 stars
I loved the Chinese myth elements and the world in general. I also liked seeing Xingyin grow in the palace and her neverending wish to free her mother. I do wish this book spent less time on the romantic relationships as I feel they detracted from the story being told. I think they would've been better off as friends. I loved the banter and friendship but the relationship fell a little flat. The love triangle wasn't one I overly enjoyed.
The writing is beautiful and so is the setting but ...more

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