If you want to take a journey across ancient China and through mythical Chinese lands of beauty this book will not disappoint. It is also a wonderful paranormal journey with a beautiful young woman when such things were unheard of for women. Her journey to find her father is met with mythological cr...
I have mixed feelings on this one. I liked it, but I never quite connected to the main characters. Also, I started grumbling about the Girl Faced with Forced Marriage Who Will Resist To the End narrative. [June 2010]
I picked up Cindy Pon's debut having no idea what to expect, but I'd heard great things about it and the summary sounded promising. I am so glad that I did: Silver Phoenix had a stunning blend of magic, romance, humor, and action!At first I had a bit of trouble keeping all the characters straight. I...
This book was very interesting, the story line was really different because the main character did not know that she was destined for greatness until the middle of the book which was refreshing from the normal 5 pages into the book the main character finds out that they are wonderful or whatever. Le...
I found this book VERY easy to read and in fact, read the whole thing in one night. Very fantastical and beautifully written. I loved that the main character had a voracious appetite.
It had an inconclusive ending, setting up for a sequel, which it really needs. Plus unrequited love, always a downer. It had a very strange, oddly too fantastical story. It captured the feel of Asian folktales and legends, but it felt lacking in something that would have either put it in that class ...
From the beginning, Ai Ling has lived life differently from most young women in Xia. Born of parents who married for love, she is a cherished only child in a society that prizes sons, educated by her scholarly father and as she comes of age, the ability to sense the thoughts of those around her. Whe...
I loved the main character and the setting of ancient China. The book resonates with me since my parents are from China and I like reading books about my parents' homeland. Cindy Pon's adventurous novel is definitely embedded with lots of interesting glimpses of ancient Chinese life and reminds me o...
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