Descendant of the Crane: He Joan

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But I do hope it covers everything, and, if it doesn't give you comfort, I hope it at least paints the full picture I think readers deserve. If you liked my first book, Seraphina - particularly the politics, palace intrigue, and mystery - then I'd encourage you to give this one a try. Where are her guards, her ladies in waiting, her attendants, why are the people of court and her people all faceless blobs who gather at her feet and she doesn't know any of their names? Hestina thinks one thing and jumps to the polar opposite in 2 seconds and I can't deal with that lack of character consistency.

Even though she didn't always make the right decisions and she had many misconceptions about her kingdom, it was admirable how she believed in herself and had the courage to pursue the things she thought were right. However, due to a number of factors, it wasn’t possible for me to expand on that bigger story for a long time, and now I’ve fully moved on as a creator. Mi primera experiencia con esta autora y puedo asegurar que es un maravilloso debut personal con la forma en la que se expresa y maneja el ambiente y transición de los giros argumentales de la historia.

I love reading a unique plot, and brewing up twists and turns in my own, but what I love most is designing each beat of the story to maximize character PAIN (and occasionally happiness :) ). Also, I think the book does explore interesting themes, like grief, ethics, and especially the idea of broken family. It points her towards a criminal imprisoned in the dungeons, a foreign man named Akira, who is brilliant, powerful, and mysterious.

She’s aggressive but vulnerable, naive but calculating, determined but also ready to curl up into a ball and just leave it all behind.It had a really strong start and I absolutely loved the Chinese inspired world, but the writing didn't flow well, the pacing was off, and I couldn't connect to the characters. Joan He does an excellent job of developing a beautiful yet political novel with intricate characters who each undergo immeasurable growth during the events of the book. I love how nothing in this story yields resignedly to her desires despite her many effortful attempts. Girl spends like three days doing paperwork, is like, f this shit, and hares off to save the sooths and stop a war, bungles it because she has no clue how logistics, alliances, communication and leadership actually work, and then blames herself for not changing centuries of oppression and ingrained racism and hatred after being on the job for three weeks. There are many novels that boast daring comparisons, but DESCENDANT OF THE CRANE truly lives up to its claim of being a Chinese Game of Thrones, complete with court intrigue, complex relationships, and teetering grasps of power.

La lógica del final es tierna y retorcida en ambas partes y es por ello que me niego a pensar que este libro no tendrá secuela, nos deja un final abierto que se siente más como una herida que como una conclusión. It was frustrating for me because I initially thought that this was going to be a four-star read, but then it got too tedious and my enjoyment of it lessened over time. Lush, symbolic, and profound, resulting in a clever tale of breathless twists, sharp turns, and a stunning conclusion that will leave you scrambling for more. I also loved Hesina, our morally grey main character, who (despite starting out very innocent) gets a lot of development without any special snowflake tropes.Overall, Descendant of the Crane is a lovely, assured debut and a formidable addition to the growing body of diverse teen literature! Caiyan and Lillian are twins, and her half-siblings; Sanjing is her full brother; and Rou is the son of her father's favored mistress. A gripping tale full of intrigue, unpredictable twists, and betrayal—this is the Chinese fantasy readers have been waiting for. See, centuries before, the gnarled hand of oppression loosened its grip on Yan’s throat when the relic emperors were overthrown by the Eleven—a legendary group of outlaw saviors. The art of the story would have trumped any contractual obligations, and I hope you’ll understand that I selfishly chose to be the “artist” for my debut.