A review by alexsanch25
The Lotus Palace by Jeannie Lin

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

I enjoyed the main couple and the respectful focus on the perspectives and experiences of courtesans in the tang dynasty. And yueying and mingyu’s relationship was also great as it was unpacked. My issues were that the thread of inquiry to figure out who was the killer and the final reveal didn’t make sense to me. I felt like dots were missing. And Yueying going from disassociating during sex to enjoying felt like a jump. I did not like that Huang didn’t even notice she was disassociating but humans aren’t perfect but they didn’t talk about it once he realized it later.