![]() I feel like there’s a dearth of people of color in fantasy, especially in the YA arena, so when I learned of Silver Phoenix and its realm of Chinese fantasy, I was immediately interested. ![]() Why did I read this book: I bought Silver Phoenix quite a while back, ever since I saw the cover and read the outstanding reviews (starred Booklist). Stand alone or series: Can be read as a stand alone, but I believe is the first book in a planned series On a quest of his own, Chen Yong offers that help. There is something of unspeakable evil trying to drag her under. ![]() It is Chen Yong who finds her partly submerged and barely breathing at the edge of a deep lake. Just as she will need the new and mysterious power growing within her. ![]() And as pieces of the puzzle start to fit together, Ai Ling begins to understand that her journey to the Palace of Fragrant Dreams isn’t only a quest to find her beloved father but a venture with stakes larger than she could have imagined.īravery, intelligence, the will to fight and fight hard. Something terrifying-a force she cannot comprehend. ![]() And deep down she is relieved-despite the dishonor she has brought upon her family-to be unbetrothed and free, not some stranger’s subservient bride banished to the inner quarters.īut now, something is after her. ![]()
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