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fantasybooktournament · 1 year

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#maggie stiefvater #megan whalen turner #amelie wen zhao #the raven cycle #the queen's thief #blood heir #round 1 #polls #fantasy book tournament

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godzilla-reads · 1 year

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My 2023 reading “resolution” is to not be afraid of page numbers. I tend to get scared of books with 300+ pages and end up just reading novellas, poetry, or comics.

This year I’m gonna start off with this book, which is 459 pages!

#godzilla reads #song of silver flame like night #amelie wen zhao #Amélie wen Zhao #reading #books #ya books #bookworm #bookish #book blog #booklover #bibliophile

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jessread-s · 5 months

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Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

✩☄️🌙Review:

The conclusion to Lan and Zen’s story will overwhelm your tear ducts.

Following the events of the first installment, “Dark Star Burning, Ash Falls White” revolves around Lan and Zen as they seek out a way save their kingdom from the Elantian colonizers. At the center of both of their journeys are the Demon Gods and the immense power they have. Only, they are no longer fighting together. Now on opposite sides, Lan and Zen will have to face each other and the choices they made to free their people.

Inspired by ancient Chinese history and mythology “Dark Star Burning, Ash Falls White” is just as lyrical and atmospheric as its predecessor.

Having done all the heavy lifting in terms of world-building in the previous novel, Zhao focuses mainly on Lan and Zen’s relationship. Their star-crossed love was captivating, making it difficult to put this book down even as my heart was breaking.

The internal struggle Zen faces throughout the book - losing himself completely to the Demon God devouring his soul, yet wanting to give Lan his heart - absolutely wrecked me. Seriously. Reading from Zen’s perspective was almost painful because I grew so attached to his character and understood the cause he sacrificed everything for, which is a testament to Zhao’s ability to heighten emotions in her readers.

Much like “Song of Silver, Flame Like Night,” this book’s ending is equally beautiful and devastating. While bittersweet, wrapping it up any other way would have been unsatisfying. Make sure you have tissues on hand!

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loverslibraries · 5 months

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Do you ever buy a used book, read the back blurb in that awkward way you do when you feel six security cameras burning holes in the back of your neck, purchase it, get all the way home just to find out it's the third book in a trilogy? Okay, now imagine this happening to you a very long time after you make your initial purchase, so long that you don't remember even buying the book, and having to reserve the other two books at your local library so that you can *finally* read this fffffffffffffucking book. Let's talk:

This book is controversial. I did not know this when I first decided to start this series. In fact, I really didn't even know that it almost didn't get published until after I finished the first book and decided to look at the reviews.

The only thing I knew about Blood Heir (first book) was that the cover was absolutely hideous. A blind second grader could do better. But I thugged it out and I liked the book enough to give it three stars and read Red TIgress (second book). I gave Blood Heir 3 stars, but upon looking at one of my Goodreads mutual's review, it seems that the writing gets better.

You know the drill already: as I read the book I'll give you updates (hopefully) daily. As it is, I'll see you on my next update. <3

#reading thread #amelie wen zhao #blood heir #the red tigress #currently reading

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bookgrotto · 1 year

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#song of silver flame like night #amelie wen zhao #booklr #book photography #book photo shoot #my photos

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good-books-to-read · 7 months

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If you like, try..

Why: both books are set within an Asian style fantasy which have high stakes and an amazing romance and let’s not forget demons and nearly impossible quests.

Left book: Song of Silver, Flame like Night by Amélie Wen Zhao

Right book: Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim

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readinginmars · 11 months

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""I wish for you to not go anywhere without me. In this world and the next. I wish for you to choose me." A pause, and softer: "That is, if you would wish it.""

Song of Silver, Flame Like Night - Amélie Wen Zhao

#book quotes #bookblr #song of silver flame like night #amelie wen zhao #p321

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scentedsstuff · 11 months

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Song of Silver, Flame like Night

By Amélie Wen Zhao

Rating: 2/5⭐️

This was a book I really wanted to love, from the gorgeous cover alone to the actual premise given, it seemed perfect for me, unfortunately that didn't turn out to be the case.

It started off quite promising with the mystery behind Lan's seal, which I was very invested in. The pacing and overall atmosphere at the beginning of the book immediately drew me in, unfortunately the interest was lost about halfway through and the book was finished more for the sake of it then any actual enjoyment of it.

As far as main characters go, I figured as the book continued I'd become more attached to our female lead, Lan, but I found that the more we got to see of her, the more she fell flat as a character, only fulfilling the role of your typical YA female lead.

She's described as someone having been forced to grow up too fast, someone street smart, yet there's little to show for it, barely living up to the description. Then you have her prodigious abilities, where any task or training she undertakes she naturally excels at. With this in particular it just felt rushed, there is an explanation given for this later on but I felt it was more of a cop-out, an excuse to rush past the training stage to push her into cool fight scenes right away and establish her as some force to be reckoned with, conveniently in time for some epic showdown in the latter half of the book.

Our male lead Zen was just there in my opinion, the typical stoic male character whose walls slowly crumble due to the female protagonist. He's got his own demons (literally and figuratively) to deal with but didn't interest me much from there.

I found myself not being attached to any of the main or side characters. Throughout the book it felt like the same process of being introduced to a new character, being told that they mattered somehow to one of the main two and that in turn we should also care for them without there being much to show for it.

Did I like the relationship between the two main characters? Sure. Was I invested? NO. (apply this to any and every important relationship in this book and it still rings true)

I mentioned it briefly before but there was a lot of info dumping done throughout the book, which on one hand I understand because it is only the first book in a duology and the author is trying to set the groundwork, but at times it was too much.

It wasn't all bad, there were elements of the book that I did enjoy, such as the mythology, the lore and the magic system. It was all very fascinating to learn about but it can only do so much to keep you reading if the characters and the plot aren't doing much to maintain your interest.

All in all, it's a 2 star read for me, but this is merely one review out of an endless sea of mostly 4-5 star reviews so it might just be the perfect book for someone else.

#song of silver flame like night #amelie wen zhao #book review #book thoughts #books #bookish #fantasy books #young adult fantasy #young adult fiction #ya books #ya fantasy #ya fiction #booklr #book blog #book worm

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needynova · 1 year

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song of silver, flame like night book is both amazing and devastating...not me thinking i wouldn't get hurt but seriously, the last 100 pages were insane and i NEED the 2nd book as soon as possible omg

#song of silver flame like night #amelie wen zhao #books #fantasy #dragon #lan #zen #bookish #booklover #demon gods #black tortoise #crimson phoenix #magic

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moonlight-and-memory · 1 year

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“All he wanted in this moment was to stay in this little village in the mountains with the girl he’d fallen for and sit by a window of rain, watching her hair grow white as snow with time.”- Song of Silver, Flame Like Night, Amélie Wen Zhao.

#Song of Silver Flame like Night #Amelie Wen Zhao

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davidstirlings · 4 months

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New Fantasy for January 2024!

There are so many great releases coming out in 2024, and I can't wait! Here are some of the January 2024 releases that I'm looking forward to reading! Dark Star Burning, Ash Falls White (Song of the Last Kingdom #2) — Amélie Wen Zhao — January 2* Years ago, the Elantian colonizers invaded Lan’s homeland and killed her mother in their search to uncover the Last Kingdom’s greatest, the location…

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#amelie wen zhao #atlas complex #Book Blog #books #crescent city #fantasy #fiction #new releases #olivie blake #saara el-arifi #sarah j maas

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paperbacktomes · 4 months

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Moodboard of Dark Star Burning, Ash Falls White by Amelie Wen Zhao | Blogtour

Happy New Year, guys!! I’m starting 2024 with a blogtour of one of my anticipated reads of 2024. I read Song of Silver, Flame like Night in mid ’23. It was a historical fantasy that filled the void after the Poppy War trilogy. This series is full of quest and a good perspective into alternative history. If you like Chinese Fantasy full of intrigue, this duology is for you. Scroll down for the…

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#Amelie Wen Zhao #Blog Tour #Dark Star Burning Ash Falls White #TBR and Beyond Tours #ya fantasy

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godzilla-reads · 1 year

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Reading: Song of Silver, Flame Like Night by Amélie Wen Zhao

#godzilla reads #song of silver flame like night #amelie wen zhao #reading #bookblog #reads #ya books #bookworm #booklr #bookish #book blog #booklover

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shirewalker · 2 years

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“It is not the gods who live in this world: it is us, humans. And the good thing about humans is that we are mortal, that we can hurt and bleed and bear scars. That we can always make the choice to continue to live, and continue to fight for good. I am but one human girl, but I will never stop fighting so long as I am alive.” ― Amélie Wen Zhao, Crimson Reign

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jessread-s · 1 year

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✩🐉🌙Book Box:

“Song of Silver, Flame Like Night” was the first e-arc I ever received! To celebrate that milestone, I knew that I had to get my hands on @illumicrate’s February “Into the Fire” box and I am so glad that I did!

Illumicrate’s special edition of “Song of Silver, Flame Like Night” is by far the most gorgeous book that I own and it is all because of the absolutely stunning full color printing on the hardback by @monafinden and the beautiful endpaper artwork by @gracezhuart. The printing and endpaper artwork in combination with the digitally sprayed edges blew me away as soon as I took the book out of the box. I’m tempted to create a display case just so I can stare at this edition at all hours of the day.

Other wonderful items I received:

✨The Poppy War book jacket designed by @pauhamil ✨Glass water bottle designed by @rosdottir ✨Legendborn pin designed by @alyesasworld ✨Daughter of the Moon Goddess book light designed by @chattynora

I am so excited to decorate my bookshelves with these goodies!

Cross-posted to: Instagram | Amazon | Goodreads | StoryGraph

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bramblrose · 1 year

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“I never meant to hurt anyone. Perhaps monsters never meant to hurt others, either. Perhaps monsters didn't even know they were monsters.” – Blood Heir, Amélie Wen Zhao

#bloodheirtrilogyedit #bloodheiredit #blood heir #red tigress #crimson reign #anastacya mikhailov #ana mikhailov #ramson quicktongue #ramson #ko linnet #amelie wen zhao #mine

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