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But this week Father was in the capital, Jinzha was at the Academy, Muzha was abroad at the Gray Towers in Hesperia, and the rest of the palace was so frazzled over Mother’s sudden illness that the servants had hastily passed Mingzha into Nezha’s arms and told them both to keep out of trouble.
But I do not hesitate to say that I value the lives of my people far more than I have ever valued you. The action sequences were simply magnificent and the last 20% of the book demonstrates Kuang’s best battle scenes and closing sequences so far. When I wasn’t reading late into the night, I was constantly thinking about it or discussing it with my friends.There are characters who now have more complex narratives, and others who fade to the back, to make room for the new. Following the catastrophic conclusion of the first book, The Dragon Republic plunges Rin and her companions into a brand new war. but to me, they are a testament to the unlikely friends, no allies, that one can stumble upon in times of pain and crisis when all you have is one more broken soul who might hate you for the mirror you are of their own doomed predicament, but they would have your back if you have theirs because, really, you’re all the other’s got. In The Dragon Republic, memories of Altan stack layer upon layer in Rin's mind until they reach their horrible, inevitable conclusion: that Rin had long snatched hungrily at Altan’s words and loved him with her terrified eyes, thought him perfect and refused to see that “ Altan was no hero,” that he was selfish and remote and often cruel. I know this is not a sweet, soft reading but I felt like watching first 23 minutes opening scene of Saving Private Ryan over and over again!
Love the world, love the magic system, love the characters' development and where the story is going. Now she is on the run from her guilt, the opium addiction that holds her like a vice, and the murderous commands of the fiery Phoenix—the vengeful god who has blessed Rin with her fearsome power. Also, I’m just so proud that a young Asian girl is putting all these old, crusty, white, cis, SFF men to shame.So as China fought to unify itself, two things relevant to this historical fiction series were happening: on one hand, the foreign armies stationed in North China that had been brought in to suppress the rebellion were in danger of warring to gain power over the divided land for their “advanced nations” and on the other hand, the Soviet Union proceeded to pledge its assistance for unification of China. Now, they set sail north to defeat their former leader, Empress Su Daji, and build a new, democratic government. When she was done, he smoothed her vomit-covered hair out of her eyes as she sucked in air in great, racking sobs. The Great Britain was obviously bothered so, you guessed it, they showed up with their ships and guns in June of 1840 and demanded unjustified rights. Despite her losses, Rin hasn’t given up on those for whom she has sacrificed so much—the people of the southern provinces and especially Tikany, the village that is her home.
What happened with the Chinese Civil War after that is not in the domain of this book, so I’m leaving the story there. But all we have is this story unfolding, and in the script of this world, nothing's going to bring [him] back to life. the most breathtaking arc by paper-ish)Seeing Nezha try to live his life for his family, for his country, for something within him, and for his immense loss that he is still harboring, is just heartbreaking. Rebecca Kuang and this series is truly a treasure for Asian-inspired military fantasy and I simply can't wait to read the conclusion of this trilogy.
Death or utter madness as the Gods seem to easily overpower their hosts so that these shamans will no longer be able to control their actions. Look wife, Nil, I know you’re there, playing hide and seek with me but you’re so damn lazy to move your body! she was strong before, but now she is straight up lethal and i fully expect the next book in the series to be the death of me.
We join her here as the commander of the Cike; potentially orchestrating her shamans who can wield the extraordinary power of certain Gods. i think kuang expertly captures the feelings and atmosphere of war, regardless of how miserable it may make the reader.Those few "lucky" enough to be able to manipulate such absurd yet undeniably powerful magical abilities have to look forward to one of two eventualities. As much as I enjoy being tortured by a book, this series takes it to another level and quite frankly, I am just not sure whether I want to put myself through this kind of abuse. The cave mouths were so dark inside that Nezha couldn’t see more than two feet past the entrances, but their walls looked beautifully smooth, glimmering with a million different colors like fish scales.
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