The Empress by Laura Martinez-Belli
Pretty good, but overall depressing. I found the jumping around the timeline to be confusing, if I’m honest. I think the overall story might have been served better by a more linear telling. I did learn a few things in the process of reading and digesting this book, so that was nice. It continues to amaze me how much history is just skipped over in history classes.
Wings of Fury by Emily R. King
I’ve been a fan of retellings and reworking of
myths and legends for a very long time. That said, I was not a fan of
this. The main character annoyed me and I did not like the twist at the
end that seemed to largely be there for the “yay girl power” moment.
Actually,
as I’m thinking about it, there are several moments in this book that
just didn’t feel earned and seemed to come out of nowhere. Especially
the ending. The way things just kind of fell into place with little to
no explanation or build up bothers the heck out of me.
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