I did not know this author before beginning this book and I think the cover and blurb really threw me off. I thought this was a coming of age novel about a young Hollywood starlet. But, the magic they are referring to in the blurb is not just the magic of Hollywood.
This was a historical fantasy book and when I started to get to parts where old ladies were drinking blood and the young starlets roommate had to have her cowtail surgically removed, or wolf statues came to life, I knew this book was not going to be for me.
Ultimately, it is the story of a young Chinese girl who wants to be a Hollywood star and I can see that it was making a parallel between Hollywood moguls and the monsters they can be, but it was too far fetched for me.
I was so confused when the magical things started happening that I kept having to reread parts of the book, and ultimately I was just bored with the fantasy aspect of the book.
I think this book needs a different cover with a siren, and if you don’t know what a siren is then this book is also not for you. It needs a mystical appearing Hollywood lot with fires everywhere and some lady with a tail cut off so you know what you are getting into.
Pick this up if you like fantasy reads and want a new spin on the fantasy genre
This was a historical fantasy book and when I started to get to parts where old ladies were drinking blood and the young starlets roommate had to have her cowtail surgically removed, or wolf statues came to life, I knew this book was not going to be for me.
Ultimately, it is the story of a young Chinese girl who wants to be a Hollywood star and I can see that it was making a parallel between Hollywood moguls and the monsters they can be, but it was too far fetched for me.
I was so confused when the magical things started happening that I kept having to reread parts of the book, and ultimately I was just bored with the fantasy aspect of the book.
I think this book needs a different cover with a siren, and if you don’t know what a siren is then this book is also not for you. It needs a mystical appearing Hollywood lot with fires everywhere and some lady with a tail cut off so you know what you are getting into.
Pick this up if you like fantasy reads and want a new spin on the fantasy genre