Reviews

• great book

  Great book - wish it had been around when I was a teenager. Very fresh take on the kind of YA overthrow the system genre, and mechs are always cool. The incorporation of Chinese historical culture is a nice touch as well. Men, set your kneejerk emotional responses aside ;) and read it. Even if you don't love it 100%, it's an interesting read.

• 主人公にハラハラドキドキするロボット物

  I really need to get the visuals of the Chrysalis. I really do. Especially the White Tiger. Please. My comment below is to persuade japanese people to buy this book. 九尾の狐、白虎、朱雀、玄武といった中国の幻獣モチーフの機体がそれぞれパイロットの持つ「気」で戦場を駆け回り、変形してビーム出したり武器出して戦ったりするロボット物。 「白虎」が木属性と水属性の気で稼働しているシーンはその姿が目に浮かぶようでした。映像化はよ！！ 映像化以前に翻訳版を出してもらうには日本語話者の支持者がいるよーー！！と示したいので頼む… パシリムとか好きなら…ダリフラとかが好きなら……きっと、きっと面白いから… 武則天がモデルの主人公がとっても頑固な女の子で、彼女に対して「ここで引かないッ！譲らないッ！そこにシビれる憧れるゥ！」な感想を抱くシーンもあれば「そこはもう少し考えて立ち回ってくれ…ヒィィッ…」となるシーンも。 ただでさえ立ち位置が危うい彼女の行動にヒヤヒヤハラハラしながら読める一作。 翻訳版、心待ちにしております。

• 現実の抑圧状況を感じる？

  このご時世に、超男尊女卑社会を背景提示されると新鮮に感じる一方、居た堪れない思いにもなる。 ページターナーで一気に読み進んでしまうが、最終章は尻切れとんぼ状態。 来年の続編がどう展開するのか楽しみ。

• Tortured Beauty

  kintsugi or JuCi comes to mind. Zetian's story laces a broken life and society with the warmth of the relations she has with the other protagonists. However, with her as the only point of view, it leaves one wondering how much of the truth she actually sees. The mecha system is elaborate and well-concieved. The inspirations are clear, but twisted and taken in a very original way. The qi system and mythical references were a lot of fun to see in a scifi!

• The best book you'll ever read

  I'm a really huge fan of fantasy and this book was the best mix of The hunger games and The maze runner, with an ACTUAL strong and brave female protagonist

• Si este libro fuera una persona sería el amor de mi vida.

  Lo amé, a pesar de que está narrado en primera persona y no hay multipov, el desarrollo de la pareja poliamorosa está bien desarrollado, a través de los ojos de Zetian podemos ver cómo surge el desarrollo entre Yizhi y Shimin además de su propio desarrollo como pareja con los dos personajes. Siento que quedaron varias dudas sobre el mundo en sí, pero tomando en cuenta que Zetian sabía poco del mismo ya que era una chica pueblerina y al final del libro está en una posición muy distinta, espero que en el siguiente libro se explore con mayor profundidad esto. Tengo las expectativas muy altas para el siguiente libro y espero sea igual de bueno que este primero. Además, el libro se lee muy rápido y es muy adictivo, a pesar de los distintos terminó que hay, se logra comprender fácilmente.

• Dang!

  So I almost never write reviews. But this book needs it. I am not normally into a super feminist story line. Usually they are not actually feminist, but are instead man hating. This book balances that rage that most, if not all women feel with respecting and being respected by those people who deserve it. It is a deep, often dark journey into the depths of where that rage comes from, that I genuinely do not know if it could have been portrayed by a better culture to bring meaning the the phrase "beauty is pain". This is a journey of shedding the expectations that have been ground into you by society, loving those who have earned your respect, and making the world tremble with who you have become. With it I learned a HUGE amount about Chinese culture that really emphasizes the gem this book is. The author paces her descriptions so you are rarely underwhelmed, or overwhelmed with details. Occasionally, things are forced the speed up and skip important parts, likely due to it being technically being a young adult novel, and keeping the page numbers in check. I have read ...a lot of books. Literally hundreds. And this is easily the best I have read in a very long time. I put the writing on par with early Mercedes Lackey, Anne McCaffery, Terry Brooks, and others of similar caliber. The authors who aren't afraid the write about the dark side of humanity, the realities that happen right in front of our noses. I will be watching this author, and I look forward to reading what she has to bring for years to come.

• Buy it!

  Became one of my favorites. I really loved this book. Before starting it i read some reviews but that never made me judge beforehand. When I started it the first chapter was a little harder to get into, but once I did... Omg. So this book has so many layers. Forst of all, I do love that the protagonist stays true to herself even when it would be easier to just let the others lead and act. She stays real in my eyes, with her desires, Decisions, aims. I loved the mecha part because I'm a huge fan of Pacific Rim, tho the language as a non native speaker was a little really little bit needing more attention. I loved the Chinese culture, going to the writer's page and seeing the comparisons of the emperors and empresses she made and the arts I enjoyed even more. I highly recommend to check her page. Now the Story is nice With twists, some more or less are rooting Early in the readers mind, but not easily guessable. I loved that the triangle is actually one, and the things that Zetian states about her society.hits hard. The action parts are good, I enjoyed the politics too. And in all everything was at its place for me. As I shared on a server, this book had been taken with expectations from many who waited for a feminist approach, then was called too aggressive... Sure it has a lot of female rage because Of an unfair society. I understand Zetian and her choices. It doesn't make false ideas about feminism. It fits the world she lives in. I especially liked that despite her being in a way unable to walk freely her mind was really as iron. And the end left me wanting to Read the next book immediately. So yes, I purchased Heavenly Tyrant and can't wait to start. ❤️

• Perfect

  Excelente

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