A review by khaleesimod93
Lady of Ch'iao Kuo: Red Bird of the South, Southern China, A.D. 531 by Laurence Yep

adventurous informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

This story was beautifully told! I adored the descriptions of the forests and the town that Princess Redbird studied in. Due to this story, I want to do more research around the time this story takes place. It's fascinating and gives a completely different viewpoint on colonists. I'm so used to hearing about the European colonists, more specifically the British, that it was interesting reading about Chinease colonists. The Hsien people viewed them as the enemy while the Chinese viewed the Hsien as savages and barbaric. Similar to the way Native Americans were treated and viewed. I absolutely adore Princess Redbirds voice. It was descriptive and concise. She was everything I would want to be as a royal and everything you'd expect out of a princess. Kind and caring, but brave and fierce as well. She wasn't just a demure Princess. She was a warrior. Love the royal diary series for shedding light on such an interesting and less researched time period