The Bird and the Blade
Ratings5
Average rating3.4
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Ratings5
Average rating3.4
As a slave in the Kipchak Khanate, Jinghua has lost everything: her home, her family, her freedom . . . until the kingdom is conquered by enemy forces and she finds herself an unlikely conspirator in the escape of Prince Khalaf and his irascible father across the vast Mongol empire.
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This was beautiful, it really was. A love story set on a adventure through the Mongol empire, based on an old tale.
I didn't realize this wasn't a fantasy, so I kept waiting for a twist that never came. (Almost like the first Game of Thrones.) Despite my disappointment that no one turned into dragons, this was a well put together historical romance.
An easy read. I liked the ending more than anything else–the reveal of the secret that she's a princess-turned-slave who was promised power and a good position if she killed the prince. I liked the diversity and the setting with the Mongol empire and the descendants of Genghis Khan.
Seems like a standard YA romance book with the star-crossed lovers trope.
