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Song of Silver, Flame Like Night by Amélie Wen Zhao
I can’t begin to say how fortunate and happy I feel of having receieved an ARC of this book. It is the book I wanted to read the most from next year, so you can imagine how excited I was when I got it. So I want to thank Amélie and Random House for it. First of all, on the left is the US cover and the right one is the UK one, and I can’t say which one is more beautiful. By the way, if you want to get a signed edition, head to Waterstones, the link is at the end of the review! So, without further ado…
⭐⭐⭐⭐ /5
This book was very refreshing to read and heart-warming as much as heart-breaking. It has changed my perspectives on so many concepts, like life and death and energies, for instance. I loved all of the characters and how you get to know them layer by layer through all the novel, it is something that I love in a book.
Lan is such an amazing character, full of incongruences like her journey. It has been fascinating how much she grows through the novel and how she does so next to Zen. And Zen… what can I say about him? I don’t know enough adjectives to describe him. The only thing I’ll say is that if you’re fans of enemies as lovers, you’ll love this book.
SPOILERS!
This book was definitely action-packed and the unexpected turns by the end of the book had me on the floor. We should talk about all of them but I need to highlight Zen saving Lan from falling off the cliff and then disappearing was one of my top moments. I just CAN’T!
I devoured the book and I enjoyed Amélie´s style a lot, although there is quite a lot of world-building so it felt a bit slow at some points. However, the writing style is impeccable and so beautiful, it will leave you speechless.
I gotta say that there are so many elements to this story that were interesting, but my favourite was the qi based magic. It was such a change of perspective from what I had previously read before, it has changed my mind completely on so many different aspects.
Goodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/58303740-song-of-silver-flame-like-night
Waterstones: waterstones.com/book/song-of-silver-flame-like-night/amelie-wen-zhao/9780008615239
Instagram: @ameliewenzhao
