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I have absolutely adored the author's previous work The Girl With No Reflection, so this was an auto-request for me. I'm not gonna lie: this book is prone to confuse the reader. Like blink and you'll be in a very different realm. Which is what makes it interesting - you never know what will happen next. But which also makes you go 'huh?' a couple of times. Jia discovers that she can cross the realms between life and death. Which makes her valuable to Prince Essien (wants to be dark and broody but really is a puppy) to retrieve an artefact from the underworld. There's also her former (?) lover Lin, who is a bit annoying to me. And it's not really a love triangle, because I can't feel any love between Jia and Lin. And we have Jia's grandmother who we will meet later in ways I did not expect. There is constant danger in the air, and we travel through different levels of the underworld realm. Add to this flashbacks to the past that get reflected in the present and you might understand where my confusion comes from. However, the Whens and Wheres of the plot are not what matters in the end. Like in her first book - it's the theme of reflections, of what is true and false, of perception (or may I say Inception) and finding your true self in all of this. It's Jia's journey, and we're just along for the ride. 4/5 stars Thank you @netgalley and @randomhousekids for the eARC! #ForNoMortalCreature # Netgalley #Bookstagram
Sep 10, 2025
I have absolutely adored the author's previous work The Girl With No Reflection, so this was an auto-request for me. I'm not gonna lie: this book is prone to confuse the reader. Like blink and you'll be in a very different realm. Which is what makes it interesting - you never know what will happen next. But which also makes you go 'huh?' a couple of times. Jia discovers that she can cross the realms between life and death. Which makes her valuable to Prince Essien (wants to be dark and broody but really is a puppy) to retrieve an artefact from the underworld. There's also her former (?) lover Lin, who is a bit annoying to me. And it's not really a love triangle, because I can't feel any love between Jia and Lin. And we have Jia's grandmother who we will meet later in ways I did not expect. There is constant danger in the air, and we travel through different levels of the underworld realm. Add to this flashbacks to the past that get reflected in the present and you might understand where my confusion comes from. However, the Whens and Wheres of the plot are not what matters in the end. Like in her first book - it's the theme of reflections, of what is true and false, of perception (or may I say Inception) and finding your true self in all of this. It's Jia's journey, and we're just along for the ride. 4/5 stars Thank you @netgalley and @randomhousekids for the eARC! #ForNoMortalCreature # Netgalley #Bookstagram
Sep 10, 2025
