Reflection

"This was a surprising premise! This closely follows the scene in Disney's animated Mulan where Mulan/Ping is facing off the Huns with a single cannon. There was a twist to this though, that led the the alternate story. <br/><br/>I feel like this was following Chinese stories, which was super cool. It just felt a little random and stiffly constrained to the plot triangle. I wish I know which stories the author based this off of or used so I could read them too. <br/><br/>The characters really matched Disney's which I thought was a pleasant surprise. The character development was done quite well considering the story's events. <br/><br/>The writing was aimed at a younger person and was off in some spots. But it was actually really compelling because of the story. <br/><br/>Overall, it was really good for canon fanfic. It holds a compelling adventure with the beloved Mulan and Shang. It's not on my favorites list but I enjoyed a different story featuring these two."

"This is a Twisted Tale version of the story of Mulan. This book begins at the point in the original story where Mulan shot the cannon at the snow embankment. What would’ve happened if Shan Yu still stabbed Shang with a blow that could be deadly. This book takes us through the story if Mulan had to save Shang from the Underworld. The story is completely different but the characters are still the same ones we love from the Disney adaptation. Mulan and Shang are really the main characters, the other soldiers and Mushu make a small appearance but not nearly as much. We are also introduced to new characters as Mulan, Shang, and his guardian travel through Diyu. This is probably my favorite Twisted Tale in this series, I feel like it held so much depth to it that are sometimes lacking amongst the other books. Although it help similar characters, we never quite knew where the story was gonna take us. It wasn’t straight forward, it wasn’t super predictable. It had dark moments but still had some off the light elements of the original adaptation. It was easy to digest and kept me guessing until the very end. It is a Disney story so although there is some dark moments keep in mind that it is YA friendly. This boosted my love for the Disney stories though, definitely worth checking out! "

"This was so cool. It was really adventurous. Also mysterious. It was really really sweet too."

"Soo good I highly recommend "

"Very cute and fun!"

"I love Mulan and this was a very unique take that added to the story I felt. I wish there was more Mushu but I understand why there wasn't. The underworld was fascinating to me."

"I liked the ending but some parts of the story got a little boring. This is a good read if you’re willing to stick with it in a few parts."

""Almost there" Tiana's story. What about you?"

"<b>wow Wow WOW</b>!!!!!! That was FANTASTIC!!!! I LOVED Elizabeth Lim's writing style!!!! And the added character of Shi Shi was AMAZING!!!! I Loved this SO MUCH!!!! And while I won't give anything away, some parts of this book touched me personally!!!! Overall such a PHENOMENAL book, and it's tied for my top fav of the Twisted Tales series so far (Only because I have a soft spot for Tale as Old as Time, the Beauty and the Beast retelling)!!!!"

"Loved this book. Im not really big into reading but i read this in 2days. It was thrilling "