Book description
The Wrath and the Dawn meets Snow White and the Huntsman in this dark and mystical East Asian fantasy reimagining of The Evil Queen legend about one peasant girl's quest to become Empress.
"A richly developed fantasy world . . . Julie C. Dao is a talent to watch."-Marie Lu,ā¦
Why read it?
1 author picked Forest of a Thousand Lanterns as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I adore an anti-heroine story, and Dao delivers in this Asian-inspired reimagining of the EvilĀ Queen about one peasant girlās quest to become Empress by unleashing the darkness inside her.
The worldbuilding is lush, full of vivid details. The characters have amazing depth, neverĀ becoming one-dimensional stereotypes.
The protagonist is wonderfully complex.Ā YouĀ sympathize with her at one point and then, in the next, she does something totally hateful. HerĀ dark jealousies and obsession with her own beauty would make you despise her, but youād alsoĀ feel her frustration for having her ambition smothered as a woman in a patriarchalā¦
From Kate's list on The best young adult fantasy novels by Asian authors.
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