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Wow! First of all, I love the authentic names of the characters and the setting. Please give me more East Asian inspired stories! And then we get to the amazing quality of the writing! It's soothing and lyrical but not so slow that it makes it a chore to plow through.

I also love that our main female character Lan, is strong without having to be "tough". She's feminine and a good daughter and looking forward to her marriage, and she is still strong! We don't all need to be Katniss to be considered a strong female character. I'm sure later in the book we'll see her go on an adventure and have to do more masculine things and that's fine, but I hope it doesn't also erase her femininity.

And I have a feeling I'm going to end up falling in love with Bao. He's sweet and kind and all he wants is a family to belong to! His awkward fumbling around Lan because he has such a big crush on her is adorable! All I want to do is take him in my arms and give him a good cuddle.

The cover and title are also amazing, and had me immediately intrigued.