The Terracotta Bride

I read this book rather quickly, which was easy since it's so short. The ebook (from Google Play) was about 20 pages. Because it was short, there wasn't a lot of room to flesh out the details. I kept wanting to know more - about the main character, Siew Tsin, and about how this fantastical world worked. It's the Chinese version of hell, and I honestly know nothing about this. I probably missed a lot of symbolic messages here. How is terracotta significant? How long do people spend in hell? How do they get to heaven instead of hell? I had a lot of questions, which is both on me and on the story. I think if there was more space, this story could have detailed how everything worked. (Since it was not only a foreign subject to me, but also a fantastical story, I wasn't sure what was traditional Chinese myth and what was invented by the author.) With all that said, I did enjoy the story. I was pulled in and interested. I just wanted more. The writing at times was lyrical and moving, and yet at other times it was a bit basic - just telling the reader what we need to know. I would have loved this story if it had been expanded and developed more.

These are just my quick thoughts after just completing the book. A more comprehensive review will be coming on my YouTube channel (youtube.com/allisontheresa) and on my blog (allisontheresa7.wordpress.com).