Genre: Historical Fantasy 🗡️
Tropes/Themes: Wartime; Mythology; Monastery; East Asian MC; Disguised as a Man; Gender Exploration; Sapphic; Unique Magic System - Fire Magic; a smidge of Voyeurism
CW: Dysphoria, Pre-existing non-consensual castration, Misgendering, Internalised homophobia, Life-altering injury (amputation), Ableist language, Torture (non-graphic), Major character death, Child death (pre-teen; off page), Scenes depicting extreme hunger/starvation, Death by burning
🌶️: 🌶️🌶️🌶️ (half open door)
Medium: audiobook 🎧, narrator Natalie Naudus
Review:
🤌 I don’t have enough words for this one! The imagery was incredible, the twists - unpredictable, the yearning and sacrifice - agonizing. This was an amazing exploration into the self - who you are, who you can become, what it means to be you… this one will sit with me for a long while