I got half way through this and then gave up. I liked some of what it was doing, but because it was mostly a straight up retelling of Chinese histocal mythology, the characters didn't feel like they had much depth to me, and I wasn't invested in them or their fates (which I already know, because I've read Chinese history!)

I think what finished me off though was how stereotypical and poorly written the women were. This is not a book that should have come out in 2015, and I have better things to do with my time.