[Steeplechase | BWF] Crimson Reign by Amélie Wen Zhao ★★★½

[Tien]

It was a bit of a struggle at first trying to remember who's who as it had been a number of years since I read book 2. I did remember the ending though so that helped a lot as this book opens not long after that ending. I'll try to keep this review as vague as possible to avoid spoilers.

I am surprised at just how fast a read this turned out to be. It is a pretty hefty tome at near 500p but it was page flipping and the prose was just very easy to read. While I enjoyed the pace and the satisfying ending, there were just a couple of things that needled me. Hint: Ana's decision about her & Ransom; argh, stop it already, there is no need for any more conflicts that aren't really conflict. [insert eye rolls]

Actually, it's Lin's story in this novel that I truly loved. Her returning 'home' and finally finding herself and her place in the world.

"A sparrow's winbeat may cause he biggest storms... Be the sparrow, Ko Linnet."

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