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A Magic Steeped in Poison (The Book of Tea, 1) (2022 original; edición 2022)

por Judy I. Lin (Autor)

Series: The Book of Tea (1)

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Ning enters a cutthroat magical competition to find the kingdom's greatest master of the art of brewing tea, but political schemes and secrets make her goal of gaining access to royal physicians to cure her dying sister far more dangerous than she imagined.
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Título:A Magic Steeped in Poison (The Book of Tea, 1)
Autores:Judy I. Lin (Autor)
Información:Feiwel & Friends (2022), 384 pages
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A Magic Steeped in Poison por Judy I. Lin (2022)

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“The more you ask of the magic the more it takes.”

I read this book for our September bookclub read. The author was born in Taiwan and moved to Canada as a child. This novel is set in a fantasy world based on the mythology of ancient China. The main character Ning grows up in the rural Su province. After the death of her mother and perilous illness of her sister Shu due to poisoning, she decides to travel to the Imperial Palace in the capital city Jia for a competition for all the Shennong-shi in an attempt to save her sister’s life. The Shennong-shi are apprenticed to the ancient art of tea making and the magic it contains. While she is in the capital she makes a friend Lian, becomes part of the royal household, and meets a handsome boy with a secret past in the marketplace, in a sort of Aladdin moment. Ning gets drawn into the ruthless court politics and intrigue and discovers treachery and danger.

I loved the concept of tea magic and the setting based on ancient China. The book started off very well and I was captivated by the contest and story, but the middle section of the book dragged, and lost my interest entirely. My other difficulty was that I don’t mind reading YA provided I can forget it’s YA while I’m reading it. In this case the classic YA insta-romance spoiled things for me, and there were parts that drifted into somewhat cerebral dramatics. The audiobook narrated by Caroline Kang was OK, although her pronunciation of the Mandarin-based words was exquisite. The cast were Chinese with a few sapphic or gay side characters. Overall this was a 3.5 star read for me. ( )
  mimbza | Apr 27, 2024 |
Era tanto tempo che non leggevo un romanzo così brutto: lo so, il mio sesto senso da lettrice si è attivato con prepotenza, ma io l’ho disattivato perché ero attratta da una storia che usava il tè come veicolo di magia. C’era pure sempre la piccola possibilità che mi sorprendesse e fosse un bel romanzo.

La speranza è naufragata abbastanza presto (questi libri hanno almeno il pregio di farsi sgamare subito), visto che, già nei primi capitoli, la nostra protagonista, una provincialotta finita nella capitale per gli Hunger Games del tè nel tentativo di salvare la sorella, si aggira per i banchi del mercato ammirando la mercanzia. Una roba logicissima da fare, ben sapendo che sua sorella ha le ore contate e lei stessa potrebbe morire malissimo a breve.

Io lo so che Lin stava cercando di descrivere il mercato dal punto di vista della provincialotta, ma questa provincialotta ha dei problemi piuttosto pressanti e sarebbe il caso di leggere di come analizzi la merce in virtù degli ingredienti dei tè che dovrà preparare e di qualunque altro elemento possa esserle necessario per vincere la sfida.

Stessa cosa potrei dire della corte, che dovrebbe essere piena di persone pericolose che fanno il doppio gioco e che tentano di fregarla, ma la nostra protagonista spiattella i fatti suoi a destra e a manca in tutta tranquillità. In questo contesto il fatto che un principe tormentato si innamori di lei senza motivo apparente diventa quasi sensato. Quasi: poi si mettono a fare i piccioncini e lì non sai più se sei nell’antica Cina o in una scuola superiore di Edmonton.

Ovviamente non mancano le caselle spuntate dall’elenco delle categorie marginalizzate, ma quello che mi ha dato più fastidio in questo romanzo è l’ignoranza delle dinamiche di potere in un contesto nel quale gente nobile avvezza a ogni privilegio trama per averne sempre di più. In questo romanzo, il potere o è nelle mani di persone virtuose che cercano di fare qualcosa di buono, o anche solo sopravvivere; oppure è nelle mani di persone corrotte, malvagie e dal veleno facile. ( )
  lasiepedimore | Jan 10, 2024 |
i need the next one now ( )
  lindywilson | Jan 3, 2024 |
I really enjoyed this book and am so excited to read book 2 soon!! This was such a soild read. I love the mytholgy tinge this book had to it and also the competioon at the heart of it. I normally struggle with smaller casts of chracters and thik some of the characters could have been expanded on a tad. I also think the world building had some confusion points but i am so excited to see where book 2 goes!! ( )
  lmauro123 | Dec 28, 2023 |
I really enjoyed this book and am so excited to read book 2 soon!! This was such a soild read. I love the mytholgy tinge this book had to it and also the competioon at the heart of it. I normally struggle with smaller casts of chracters and thik some of the characters could have been expanded on a tad. I also think the world building had some confusion points but i am so excited to see where book 2 goes!! ( )
  lmauro123 | Dec 28, 2023 |
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