A review by cass_lit
The Emperor and the Endless Palace by Justinian Huang

5.0

The Emperor and the Endless Palace was everything I hoped it would be and more, despite not even knowing what it was about before starting it. The book followed three different timelines/characters, and each of these stories felt like a fully fleshed out and endless (pun intended) story of its own. But it wasn’t just the plot that stood out to me, but the writing and the characterizations of both our main characters and the side characters they interacted with. Justinian Huang was able to pull directly at my heart, and I felt so connected to these characters from their very first chapters (despite sharing very little in common with any of them, even present day). 

I’ll leave you with two of my favorite quotes, from the beginning and the end of the book. The differences in the two are everything to this story. 

In this moment that I meet him, I realize I might be lonely for the rest of my life.

I realize that I had been right when we first met. Now that I know he is out there, I might be lonely for the rest of this life.