A review by lindsayreads21
Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea by Rita Chang-Eppig

adventurous reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This book started out super strong. I was drawn into Shek Yeung’s story immediately. Unfortunately, the momentum dragged a bit after those first few chapters. This is a book about a “legendary Chinese pirate queen” so I expected it to be full of adventure and excitement. Instead, it was a lot of time in the head of an almost reluctant pirate queen. Stolen from her family and forced to sell her body only to be “chosen” by the leader of a pirate fleet - yeah, I’d be pretty reluctant too. This book was really interesting and often had me writing notes in the margin. Shek Yeung is not the kind of queen or mother that you might expect, but she is the kind of queen and mother that the world made her.
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