The Ghost Bride in Overdue Podcast

May 17, 2015 Melanie Greene rated it liked it

I wish this didn't have so much pulling me between higher & lower ratings, but since it does, it gets a middle of the road one.

Pros: world building, nicely deployed ghosts and spirits and villains and humans, author narrated audiobook well
Cons: info dumping, slow pacing, protagonist without a ton of agency

When there's a mystery involved, even if that's not the driving force of the book (but maybe this book was trying to be too many things - mystery, ghost tale, romance, historical), I want to b ...more

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Aug 19, 2013 Ricki Ward rated it really liked it

Shelves: historical-fiction, asia, ghost-fiction, 4-star, fantasy

"I have trespassed where no living person ought to have. I have spoken with the dead, served in their houses, and eaten spirit offerings."

Fans of Lisa See's Snow Flower and the Secret Fan and Peony in Love will enjoy Yangsze Choo's captivating debut novel, The Ghost Bride. Li Lan, the daughter of a bankrupt Chinese-Malaysian family, is given an usual proposal...to become the ghost bride for a wealthy family's recently deceased only son. Li Lan is soon haunted by her ghostly suitor until in an in ...more

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Oct 13, 2021 Becca rated it liked it

3.5 - An historical fantasy with an intriguing premise, The Ghost Bride entices the reader first into nineteenth-century Malacca, and then further into a world of spirits and intrigue. The mystery itself was, admittedly, rather obvious, but the getting there was fun, and the romance subplot took unexpected but satisfying turns. The plot needed some tightening – there were a few threads that never went anywhere – but overall, it was an enjoyable read.

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