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Sound the Gong
Kingdom of Three · Book 2
Sound the Gong
Joan He
3.5 (2)
Dystopian
Fantasy
+2
Published
2023
Language
English
2 reviews
How it reads
Dark
Tense
Adventurous
Thought-Provoking
Chosen One
Revenge
Betrayal
Sacrifice
Court Intrigue
Prose complexity 7/10
Content warnings (2)
Violence
Trauma
Genres, subjects and places
Dystopian, Fantasy, Historical Fiction +1
Genres
Dystopian
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
YA Fantasy
About the author
Joan He
Joan He
Fantasy · Young Adult
Kingdom of Three
Book 2 of 3
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Strike the Zither
#2
Sound the Gong
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#2.5
In Another Life
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Aru
09/06/24 - i'm destroyed 13/06/24 - now I've calmed down, I can give a full review. The sheer amount of angst in this book, it was just giving everything it could. The wanting, what ifs, bittersweet parting and the reunion. After reading this immediately after finishing STZ, I understand why Joan said you needed the two to have the complete experience. This entire duology took a turn that I didn't expect. It was an entirely painful read, the two main characters having clear affection for each other that couldn't be explored because of the immense loyalties they had to their person. The thought of knowing the person you could have loved and was beginning to, didn't love you back and was, in fact, yearning and fighting in memory of someone they lost. Losing each other before they could see what could have had. I am eternally grateful for Joan to give us a closure in the form of “In Another Life”. May they meet again in another life.
