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A review by babsreads18
The Scorpion and the Night Blossom by Amélie Wen Zhao
3.25
In this YA romantasy, Àn’yīng decides to enter the immortality trials. Those who survive the trials are granted one immortality pill, and she is determined to get one to save her mother who has been suffering for years after being attacked by a demon, or mó. Soon, Àn’yīng discovers that a rival, Yù’chén, has been helping her in the trials. But he may be more dangerous than she knows.
I really liked the world building and magic system in this book. The whole concept of the immortals, demons, and immortality trials was really intriguing, but this one fell a little flat for me. The pacing of the book was a little bit all over the place. I was a little disappointed that Àn’yīng was supposed to be strong, but continually needed help from male characters to survive. The last bit of the book definitely picked up the pace and reignited my interest, so I'm intrigued to see where things will go in the next book in this series.
Thank you to Delacorte Press and NetGalley for the advance copy!
I really liked the world building and magic system in this book. The whole concept of the immortals, demons, and immortality trials was really intriguing, but this one fell a little flat for me. The pacing of the book was a little bit all over the place. I was a little disappointed that Àn’yīng was supposed to be strong, but continually needed help from male characters to survive. The last bit of the book definitely picked up the pace and reignited my interest, so I'm intrigued to see where things will go in the next book in this series.
Thank you to Delacorte Press and NetGalley for the advance copy!