A review by tafeeeeee
Heavenly Tyrant by Xiran Jay Zhao

adventurous dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

It took me a over a week to really start enjoying this book (partly because I was reading other books and partly because I had to get used to the world of Huaxia). Once I really started listening, I was hooked.

I gasped so many times in astonishment, laughed out loud, and stared at an imaginary audience like I was in The Office. I was stunned when the Epilogue came up because I was waiting to see what happened next.

This author does not back away from violence. It's done in a way that doesn't seem gratuitous and makes sense in the vicious world of Heavenly Tyrant. There were situations that I saw coming but were executed so well that it didn't deter from my enjoyment.

Where's book 3?!

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