I received this title as an ARC on Net-galley in exchange for a honest review. Thank you Union Square & Co. for the copy!

The Good
This book stood out for me because of my own love of Chinese mythology and story tropes. Especially the rebirth/transmigration trope! I loved Mingshin. She is vengeful and full of anger but is so controlled and intelligent. She is careful with her every action and really thinks things through and I thought it was awesome. Jieh is arrogant but so whipped for Mingshin. I found his character to be smart, charming and cunning but also funny and a little awkward. The characters in this book felt realistic in that their personalities, motives, and actions always aligned which is important in a book with so many political twists and turns. I found myself really sucked into the plot of this book. Much like the chinese historical dramas I love to watch, the political games were fun to watch unfold. I also liked the fantasy/magical elements of the world and how that was integrated into the plot. This book also had great pacing! The plot was always moving forward and always interesting!

Format:
Ebook — Netgalley

The Rating
I give this book a 5/5