B Reviews / Book ReviewsFantasy / Historical-China / POC / POC author / short-story / Tang Dynasty / Wuxia2 Comments
A Tang Dynasty martial arts fantasy from bestselling author Jeannie Lin Lu Yan is a hard-drinking, womanizing scholar on a crooked path to enlightenment. When a mysterious woman at a roadside inn warns him of an approaching horde of demons, it’s time for Lu Yan to sober up and discover ... more >
B Reviews / B+ Reviews / B- Reviews / Book Reviewsarranged-marriage / Asian characters / class-difference / historical romance / Historical-China / Lotus Palace series / mystery / POC / POC author / Reading lists / scholar / Tang Dynasty6 Comments
Several years ago I fell in love with Jeannie Lin’s Lotus Palace novels. Whether you consider them romances or mysteries (I think of them as romances), the setting, a pleasure quarter called the Pinkang Li, part of the Tang Dynasty capital, Chang’an, during the 840s CE, is beautifully rendered and ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsclass differences / Historical / Historical-China / Lotus Palace series / murder mystery / POC / POC author / strong heroine / Tang Dynasty3 Comments
A well-bred lady and lowly street hustler team up in a historical murder mystery set during China’s glittering Tang Dynasty. Part of the best-selling Lotus Palace series. Impetuous and well-educated, young Lady Bai has always been the forgotten daughter between two favored sons. However, when Wei-wei’s older brother is tasked ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviewsfamily relationships / First-Person / Historical-China / Lotus Palace series / murder mystery / novella / POC / POC author / Tang Dynasty3 Comments
A well-bred lady and lowly street hustler team up in a historical murder mystery set during China’s glittering Tang Dynasty. Part of the best-selling Lotus Palace series. Tang Dynasty China, 849 A.D. Lady Bai, called Wei-wei by her aristocratic family, has always been the perfectly obedient daughter–but only on the ... more >
Book ReviewsContemporary romance / novella / Paris / Reading lists / SFF / Small-Town / spaceship / Tang Dynasty5 Comments
Here’s another set of mini-reviews (or mini-musings) from my last couple of months’ worth of reading. A mixed bag in terms of length and genre but not in terms of satisfaction. My whim-driven reading choices are turning out better than I expected! Thrush Green by Miss Read Despite my love ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsarranged-marriage / Harlequin Historical / historical romance / Historical-China / multicultural / POC / POC author / road-romance / Tang Dynasty7 Comments
Dear Jeannie Lin: I selected this for June’s TBR Challenge category (more than one of the author’s books in the TBR), which is cheating slightly because I’ve only had it since April (when it came out), but it is on my TBR list. Jayne wrote a terrific, comprehensive review when the book ... more >