A review by gardens_and_dragons
Song of Silver, Flame Like Night by Amélie Wen Zhao

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

4.0

This was a pretty good YA romance fantasy. Not groundbreaking but it was very fun, with snappy dialogue and action.  

it had lots of lore based on qi, The Tao, as well as the European stand ins the Elantians that are colonizing the Hin. It was fairly standard wuxia genre, and the main girl Lan is working to discover herself and her pst, as well as become stronger so she can right justices.  

I think it did a good job of weaving in the history, magic, and politics of the world that Lan and Zen are in, with the emotional struggles they are going through. It has some great moments of chemistry between the two, a grumpy-sunshine romance. 
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