Sapphic historical fiction pirates?! LOVE!!
I LOVED this book. I’ve always been a big fan of pirates, so combine that with Asian historical fiction and lesbians?! A match made in heaven.
A Clash of Steel was beautifully written; Lee drew me in immediately with her detailed narration and well-written main character. This book was fairly simple, which I actually really enjoyed. It was beautiful to see Xiang find her own (queer!) autonomy, and have that reciprocated by her love interest. Not too much angst here, which was quite refreshing. The historical fiction aspect was also AMAZING - I feel like I learned a lot about a badass female pirate that I didn't know before. Plus, this cover is gorgeous and the map on the inside? Incredible.
So happy I preordered this book and I’m honestly looking forward to rereading it in a few months!! I highly recommend it to anyone who's interested in queer/lesbian stories, historical fiction, and/or pirates.
A Clash of Steel was beautifully written; Lee drew me in immediately with her detailed narration and well-written main character. This book was fairly simple, which I actually really enjoyed. It was beautiful to see Xiang find her own (queer!) autonomy, and have that reciprocated by her love interest. Not too much angst here, which was quite refreshing. The historical fiction aspect was also AMAZING - I feel like I learned a lot about a badass female pirate that I didn't know before. Plus, this cover is gorgeous and the map on the inside? Incredible.
So happy I preordered this book and I’m honestly looking forward to rereading it in a few months!! I highly recommend it to anyone who's interested in queer/lesbian stories, historical fiction, and/or pirates.