I loved The Celestial Kingdom Duology, was a little underwhelmed by Immortal but this book brought back the excitement I had reading DOMG. This book had that lore, the Chinese mythology tie in, a sprinkling of Cinderella which I am always a sucker for. The prose and imagery was beautiful, as her books always are and I thoroughly enjoyed this story.
The characters were complex and nuanced and I think when SLT has more time to breath her writing into a story she really shines in pacing and plot and twists and romance. The characters and stakes were introduced and fleshed out in a way that did not feel overwhelming to the plot.
I can't wait to see where book 2 takes us and book 1 won't even be out until later this year