When I heard that the author was going to be writing another book based in the same world as The Forest of a Thousand Lanterns I couldn't wait for it to be released! I loved that duology and was more than ready to dive back in to that world.
This story takes place several years after the Great War in which Empress Xifeng was defeated by Jade who became empress after and concerns mostly the characters of Lan and Bao with several appearances of the previous books' characters. Lan's heart was broken by a love that did not love her and unfortunately she took it out on Bao, causing him to seek out the river witch who ends up cursing. Lan proves herself to be strong though and she and Bao end up traveling to the Gray City for the cure to the curse. There is lots of excitement along the way and as I mentioned before, appearances by such characters as Commander Wei and Wren, and of course Empress Jade.
I loved this story as it was well written and I could see the world and feel a part of the adventure. I will gladly read many more books by Julie Dao! She is a great author!
This story takes place several years after the Great War in which Empress Xifeng was defeated by Jade who became empress after and concerns mostly the characters of Lan and Bao with several appearances of the previous books' characters. Lan's heart was broken by a love that did not love her and unfortunately she took it out on Bao, causing him to seek out the river witch who ends up cursing. Lan proves herself to be strong though and she and Bao end up traveling to the Gray City for the cure to the curse. There is lots of excitement along the way and as I mentioned before, appearances by such characters as Commander Wei and Wren, and of course Empress Jade.
I loved this story as it was well written and I could see the world and feel a part of the adventure. I will gladly read many more books by Julie Dao! She is a great author!