Girls of Paper and Fire
By Natasha Ngan
Uncover a riveting story of palace intrigue set in a sumptuous Asian-inspired fantasy world in the breakout YA novel that Publisher's Weekly calls "elegant and adrenaline-soaked."In this richly developed fantasy, Lei is a member of the Paper caste, the lowest and most persecuted class of people in Ikhara. She lives in a remote village with her father, where the decade-old trauma of watching her mother snatched by royal guards for an unknown fate still haunts her. Now, the guards are back and this time it's Lei they're after -- the girl with the golden eyes whose rumored beauty has piqued the king's interest.Over weeks of training in the opulent but oppressive palace, Lei and eight other girls learns the skills and charm that befit a king's consort. There, she does the unthinkable: she falls in love. Her forbidden romance becomes enmeshed with an explosive plot that threatens her world's entire way of life. Lei, still the wide-eyed country girl at heart, must decide how far she's willing to go for justice and revenge.
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Girls of Paper and Fire
By Natasha Ngan
Uncover a riveting story of palace intrigue set in a sumptuous Asian-inspired fantasy world in the breakout YA novel that Publisher's Weekly calls "elegant and adrenaline-soaked."In this richly developed fantasy, Lei is a member of the Paper caste, the lowest and most persecuted class of people in Ikhara. She lives in a remote village with her father, where the decade-old trauma of watching her mother snatched by royal guards for an unknown fate still haunts her. Now, the guards are back and this time it's Lei they're after -- the girl with the golden eyes whose rumored beauty has piqued the king's interest.Over weeks of training in the opulent but oppressive palace, Lei and eight other girls learns the skills and charm that befit a king's consort. There, she does the unthinkable: she falls in love. Her forbidden romance becomes enmeshed with an explosive plot that threatens her world's entire way of life. Lei, still the wide-eyed country girl at heart, must decide how far she's willing to go for justice and revenge.
Popular Reviews(2)
Reviewed by MariewithWingsThis book was amazing. I don't have the words to describe all of what I felt while reading it. The Story is so awesome and it was so tense, until the very last Phrase. I also really love the main Protagonist, she is so likeable that I felt with her during everything what happened. This world is just so fascinating, I can't wait to get more from this series!
Reviewed by BecxyDie Leseprobe hat mich so sehr gepackt, dass ich das Buch unbedingt komplett lesen wollte. Die Welt ist sehr spannend aufgebaut und die Gefühle der meisten Figuren sehr nachvollziehbar. Der Umgang mit der LGBTQIA Thematik ist natürlich und fast schon nebensächlich. Das Finale hat mich leider nicht ganz so gefesselt. Es wurde so viel Zeit ins World Building gesteckt (was ich super fand), dass das Finale gehetzt wirkte. Die Verwandlung der Protagonistin hätte für mich stärker sein dürfen. Ich bin noch unsicher, ob ich die gesamte Reihe lesen werde. TW Sexuelle Gewalt: Zwangsprostituion und Missbrauch sind allgegenwärtige Themen. Man wird mit den Gefühlen den Mädchen davor und danach konfrontiert, ist aber nie live beim tatsächlichen Missbrauch dabei. Das hat es für mich lesbar gemacht.