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Imagine if Mulan went to war not to preserve her father’s honor, but to claim her own—and add a dash of magic to the mix. The Night Ends on Fire is a fiercely feminist retelling that breathes new life into the classic tale. The tension feels real, the stakes high, and the female protagonist is a rare gem: likable, relatable, and refreshingly non-annoying (no small feat in this genre).
Yes, the Mulan parallels are obvious, but they don’t detract from the story’s impact; if anything, they enhance i ...more
Yes, the Mulan parallels are obvious, but they don’t detract from the story’s impact; if anything, they enhance i ...more
The problem with writing an anti-hero, is that you can’t make them too unlikeable, as we don’t become invested in what happens to them. That was my problem here, and I really wanted to love this. Mulan is one of my childhood favourite Disney films, and I like Chinese mythology and legends while not knowing a lot about them. The book and story is well enough written. But without that connection to the main character, it didn’t pull me in like I’d hoped. It does get better in the last third after
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