Julia
I liked this, although I think Gong's Immortal Longings series is better (likely because this was her debut - it is an amazing debut). Somehow the pacing is smoother, while still at quite a clip. My curiosity about this book is that it's quite gory for young adult (certainly equivalent to IL), and although I like the fantasy element, it ended up adding A LOT of plot to the complicated Romeo & Juliet bones that already needed to feel emotionally urgent. I'll read the second one, and I would recommend people curious about Gong start with her adult stuff.
I liked this, although I think Gong's Immortal Longings series is better (likely because this was her debut - it is an amazing debut). Somehow the pacing is smoother, while still at quite a clip. My curiosity about this book is that it's quite gory for young adult (certainly equivalent to IL), and although I like the fantasy element, it ended up adding A LOT of plot to the complicated Romeo & Juliet bones that already needed to feel emotionally urgent. I'll read the second one, and I would recommend people curious about Gong start with her adult stuff.