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Mar 28, 2011
The FountainPenDiva, Old school geek chick and lover of teddy bears
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it was amazing
And why fantasy continues to be my go-to genre.
When I first encountered the description of this novel, I thought it might have some similarities to The Secrets of Jin-sheiby Alma Alexander which takes place in an alternate version of China, and is one of my favorite books. Huntress doesn't really have much Chinese cultural content. The fae in this book are called the Xi, but they are more like the Celtic Sidhe than the figures called fairies in Chinese mythology. There is one major difference between the Xi and the Sidhe that I found both in
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Based on the cover and the book description, I expected this book to have a lot more Asian influence than it did. I was hoping for Asian-inspired fairies, Asian creatures, etc, but what I got was a world that felt very western in its mythology, complete with unicorns and blond-haired fairies. There was a great short story at the end of the novel that did feature a shifter from Chinese myth, which I enjoy ...more
Based on the cover and the book description, I expected this book to have a lot more Asian influence than it did. I was hoping for Asian-inspired fairies, Asian creatures, etc, but what I got was a world that felt very western in its mythology, complete with unicorns and blond-haired fairies. There was a great short story at the end of the novel that did feature a shifter from Chinese myth, which I enjoy ...more
I really really wanted to like this book more than I did. The story is solid, and I like the characters, but I feel as though 3rd person omniscient is hard to write well. I also found the book to be a bit slow for my liking in terms of pacing. At least, until the end. The end of the book went too quickly and felt disjointed.
pretty good!
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