A review by riverlasol
Dragon Pearl, by Yoon Ha Lee
5.0
I have been a huge fan of Rick Riordan’s work for a long time now (like five years!) and I also have an interest in Korean culture which stems from my love of K-pop, so when I first heard about this book I was immediately so excited. This was a twisty, magical, space opera and I absolutely loved it. I want to delve deeper into each of these elements as part of this review.
Firstly, this definitely had its twists and turns. I’m very used to the YA genre, so sometimes if I read a book aimed for a younger age group I feel like the story goes by really fast (unless it’s super thick like Keeper of the Lost Cities!). This book definitely didn’t do that at all, though. I really didn’t have any clue exactly what to expect and it stayed that way until the very end.
One of the most important parts of any novel is the character development. This one had such an interesting way of doing it that it seemed to creep up on me. It might have been just me, but when the character...
Finish reading my review here: https://libraryinmymind.com/2019/08/29/dragon-pearl/
Firstly, this definitely had its twists and turns. I’m very used to the YA genre, so sometimes if I read a book aimed for a younger age group I feel like the story goes by really fast (unless it’s super thick like Keeper of the Lost Cities!). This book definitely didn’t do that at all, though. I really didn’t have any clue exactly what to expect and it stayed that way until the very end.
One of the most important parts of any novel is the character development. This one had such an interesting way of doing it that it seemed to creep up on me. It might have been just me, but when the character...
Finish reading my review here: https://libraryinmymind.com/2019/08/29/dragon-pearl/