For No Mortal Creature
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When Jia Yi suddenly finds herself alive again after being stabbed through the heart by an enemy’s sword, she realizes she possesses a rare power: the ability to move between the living realm and the shrouded world of ghosts. Ghosts including Lin, her ex-best friend and former love, whose betrayal she still hasn't recovered from.
At first, Jia wants nothing to do with Lin, or any ghosts--metaphorical or otherwise. But when her beloved grandmother abruptly passes away, Jia is forced to travel into the afterlife to save her.
To survive the treacherous death realm, Jia will need to rely on both Lin and her longtime enemy, the cold and enigmatic Prince Essien Lancaster. Only, she isn't sure whether she can trust either of them. With tensions high and new and old connections blooming, Jia must confront the ghosts of her past...or risk becoming one herself.
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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
Description
When Jia Yi suddenly finds herself alive again after being stabbed through the heart by an enemy’s sword, she realizes she possesses a rare power: the ability to move between the living realm and the shrouded world of ghosts. Ghosts including Lin, her ex-best friend and former love, whose betrayal she still hasn't recovered from.
At first, Jia wants nothing to do with Lin, or any ghosts--metaphorical or otherwise. But when her beloved grandmother abruptly passes away, Jia is forced to travel into the afterlife to save her.
To survive the treacherous death realm, Jia will need to rely on both Lin and her longtime enemy, the cold and enigmatic Prince Essien Lancaster. Only, she isn't sure whether she can trust either of them. With tensions high and new and old connections blooming, Jia must confront the ghosts of her past...or risk becoming one herself.
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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