To be honest, I have mixed feelings about this book… 

I like some parts of the book, but there are some parts that prevent me to fully enjoy this book. 

 

The world building is fascinating and also vast, it can be quite complicated at first but it was explained slowly as the story progressed. 

I also love the writing style which describes and fully captured the beauty of the music, the poetry and the scenic in this story. 

 

The romance is not the main focus, it’s barely there. I wish there’s more interaction between Xue and Jinglang as their romance developed over time. 

 

The pacing of this story is uneven, at the beginning it was quite slow which is understandable with a huge world building and the author wants to explained it easily and slowly. Unfortunately, it makes the ending feels too rushed with the big reveal that has to be explained in the remaining 20% of the story. 

 

Overall, it’s a pretty good standalone with captivating world building and beautiful writing style, some of the twists also caught me by surprise. 

I’ll keep an eye out for the next book by this author in the future!