Sue Lynn Tan

Once upon a time the moon goddess was a mortal woman in love with the man who used his impressive bow skills to do the Celestial Emperor a big favor and win a vial of immortality elixir. But when he was away and she was dying in child birth, she took the elixir to save herself and her child and was punished for it by being banished to the moon. And so Xingyin – the child – has grown up knowing only the moon, her mother, and a servant. All that changes overnight when the Emperor’s servants pay a surprise visit and nearly discover Xingyin’s existence, so her mother sends her away to seek her fortune. This is the story of how Xingyin works to find a way to free her mother from the Emperor’s curse, becoming a skilled fighter in his army along the way, as well as getting herself involved in a messy love triangle, of course.

I enjoyed this romantasy for the most part. I love the mythical retelling, of course, but the love triangle gets too angsty and the star-crossed aspect gets tedious.… (más)

i feel like the bones are there with this one... i just can't decide if the aimlessness of this story should be attributed to the writing or the protagonist's lack of self knowledge. this really should've been a novella, if not just part of book 1. not to mention the most tedious gd love triangle ever written, i swear to his celestial majesty... case in point, one of the love interests literally DIES, only to get exhumed and forcefully reincarnated by the other love interest in order to appease the protag. let the man rest, simp … (más)