If you’re looking for a story inspired by Chinese folklore, you could check this book out! That way, the author could’ve added some more details to the story and made it a bit more interesting. I like that the book is a standalone, but I was thinking it might’ve been better as a duology. I normally don’t mind some clichés, but here it felt like we got one cliché after the other, and it became too much. The plot was full of clichés, which made the story less exciting and quite predictable. The characters however made the story a bit too bland. I did like the writing and the original concept of JADE FIRE GOLD. The characters who ended up together were a weird match? They knew nothing about each other and started talking about having feelings and being in love? It all happened a bit too fast for me. I actually liked the idea of two people with each other and I kept waiting for the romance, and it turned out I was ‘rooting’ for the wrong characters. I found it strange how everyone was linked to each other and happened to cross each other’s paths.Ībout the romance. I also didn’t understand how everyone trust each other so quickly. I wanted to love Altan and Ahn, but there wasn’t enough depth to them for me to actually feel like I know them.

The rest of the characters felt a bit shallow and I didn’t connect with them. I actually liked Ahn’s best friend (however short the introduction was) and Leiye the most. We were promised a Zutara-romance and while I get why it got called that, I missed the real enemies to lovers feeling. However, the characters fell flat as did the romance. I really wanted to like this one and did like some aspects of it, such as the Chinese-inspired elements and story concept. I have mixed feelings about JADE FIRE GOLD. Ahn sees a way to finally unlock her past and understand her arcane magical abilities.īut they may have to pay a far deadlier price than either could have imagined. When they meet, Altan sees in Ahn a path to reclaiming the throne.

Ahn is no one, with no past and no family.Īltan is a lost heir, his future stolen away as a child.

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