Daughter of the Moon Goddess

Hardcover, 512 pages

English language

Published Jan. 9, 2022 by Harper Voyager.

ISBN:: 9780063031302
OCLC Number:: 1274165211
ISFDB ID:: 2954362
Goodreads:: 57789637

(1 review)

Growing up on the moon, Xingyin is accustomed to solitude, unaware that she is being hidden from the powerful Celestial Emperor who exiled her mother for stealing his elixir of immortality. But when Xingyin's magic flares and her existence is discovered, she is forced to flee her home, leaving her mother behind.

Alone, untrained, and afraid, she makes her way to the Celestial Kingdom, a land of wonder and secrets. Disguising her identity, she seizes an opportunity to learn alongside the Crown Prince, mastering archery and magic, even as passion flames between her and the emperor's son.

To save her mother, Xingyin embarks on a perilous quest, confronting legendary creatures and vicious enemies across the earth and skies. When treachery looms and forbidden magic threatens the kingdom, however, she must challenge the ruthless Celestial Emperor for her dream--striking a dangerous bargain in which she is torn between losing all she …

Growing up on the moon, Xingyin is accustomed to solitude, unaware that she is being hidden from the powerful Celestial Emperor who exiled her mother for stealing his elixir of immortality. But when Xingyin's magic flares and her existence is discovered, she is forced to flee her home, leaving her mother behind.

Alone, untrained, and afraid, she makes her way to the Celestial Kingdom, a land of wonder and secrets. Disguising her identity, she seizes an opportunity to learn alongside the Crown Prince, mastering archery and magic, even as passion flames between her and the emperor's son.

To save her mother, Xingyin embarks on a perilous quest, confronting legendary creatures and vicious enemies across the earth and skies. When treachery looms and forbidden magic threatens the kingdom, however, she must challenge the ruthless Celestial Emperor for her dream--striking a dangerous bargain in which she is torn between losing all she loves or plunging the realm into chaos.

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PenPaperDice@buecher.pnpde.social reviewed Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan

Probably better with less or no romance

4 stars

It comes to no surprise if you read the description that this book comes with a setting based on Chinese folklore. It's a good story about the daughter of the imprisoned moon goddess. She had to flee and now finds herself in a place, the celestial realm, that is at best known to her by stories of her mother.

While the story revolves a lot around the realm, it's conflicts, characters and a good chunk of fantasy, a main part of the book is a love triangle. In my opinion this is where the protagonist is getting really boring.

Otherwise I loved the writing, it's really poetic and beautiful, characters and the world were interesting, the story was good and entertained me. It's a 3.5 for me because although I liked the book and will pick up the follow-up one, the fantasy story couldn't let me forget the in parts …

It comes to no surprise if you read the description that this book comes with a setting based on Chinese folklore. It's a good story about the daughter of the imprisoned moon goddess. She had to flee and now finds herself in a place, the celestial realm, that is at best known to her by stories of her mother.

While the story revolves a lot around the realm, it's conflicts, characters and a good chunk of fantasy, a main part of the book is a love triangle. In my opinion this is where the protagonist is getting really boring.

Otherwise I loved the writing, it's really poetic and beautiful, characters and the world were interesting, the story was good and entertained me. It's a 3.5 for me because although I liked the book and will pick up the follow-up one, the fantasy story couldn't let me forget the in parts boring scenes that revolve around the love triangle that feel not that important and benefical to the story.