The Girl with No Reflection
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Keshe Chow
A young woman chosen as the crown prince’s bride must travel to the royal palace to meet her new husband—but her world is shaken when she discovers the dark truth the royal family has been hiding for centuries—in this lush fantasy debut perfect for fans of Song of Silver, Flame Like Night and Violet Made of Thorns.Princess Ying Yue believed in love...once upon a time.Yet when she’s chosen to wed the crown prince, Ying’s dreams of a fairy tale marriage quickly fall apart. Her husband-to-be is cold and indifferent, confining Ying to her room for reasons he won’t explain. Worse still are the rumors that swirl around the imperial palace: whispers of seven other royal brides who, after their own weddings, mysteriously disappeared.Left alone with only her own reflection for company, Ying begins to see things. Strange things. Movements in the corners of her mirror. Colorful lights upon its surface. And when, on the eve of her wedding, she unwittingly tears open a gateway, she is pulled into a mirror world.This realm is full of sentient reflections, including the enigmatic Mirror Prince. Unlike his real-world counterpart, the Mirror Prince is kind and compassionate, and before long Ying falls in love—the kind of love she always dreamed of.But there is darkness in this new world, too.It turns out the two worlds have a long and blood-soaked history, and Ying has a part to play in the future of them both. And the brides who came before Ying? By the time they discovered what their role was, it was already too late.
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Author
Keshe Chow
Pages
496
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Published Date
2024-08-06
ISBN
0593707508 9780593707500
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"Evil mirror twins -- YES PLEASE!! Can't wait for this book!<br/><br/>**Edited -- I had the pleasure of reading this early, and to the surprise of no one, I LOVED IT!!! Deliciously eerie and hauntingly atmospheric, The Girl With No Reflection is a masterclass in cross-genre YA romantic fantasy. Equal parts horror and romantasy, Chow seamlessly weaves a breathtaking and compelling story steeped in Chinese mythology and mystery centered around the perfect heroine for such a narrative – Ying Yue is an endearingly strong and smart character, but naive enough to keep the reader surprised and shocked along with her in her journey which contains so many cleverly crafted twists and turns. The Mirror World will surely haunt me for a long time, even while the romance makes me sigh with delight. An absolute must read for 2024!<br/><br/>Merged review:<br/><br/>Evil mirror twins -- YES PLEASE!! Can't wait for this book!<br/><br/>**Edited -- I had the pleasure of reading this early, and to the surprise of no one, I LOVED IT!!! Deliciously eerie and hauntingly atmospheric, The Girl With No Reflection is a masterclass in cross-genre YA romantic fantasy. Equal parts horror and romantasy, Chow seamlessly weaves a breathtaking and compelling story steeped in Chinese mythology and mystery centered around the perfect heroine for such a narrative – Ying Yue is an endearingly strong and smart character, but naive enough to keep the reader surprised and shocked along with her in her journey which contains so many cleverly crafted twists and turns. The Mirror World will surely haunt me for a long time, even while the romance makes me sigh with delight. An absolute must read for 2024!"
Christy Healy
"The first 1/3 of the book was actually quite good... Until the female main character pulled the whole "I'm a strong independent woman who needs to do everything alone and not listen to reasonable suggestions/warnings that come from a *man*". The rest of the book was pretty much fall-out from that first decision, totally against her initial character/personality the author had built up, and it was annoying to read lol."
Alexa Martinek
