Ai Mi

The first half of the book broke my heart, made me smile, charmed me and, at one point, gave me an anxiety attack. The second half (chapter twenty-three) gave me post-traumatic flashbacks, so i skipped a lot of pages. I flipped back and forth so I could piece together what happened. The way a major plot point happened was underwhelming. I wanted drrraaaama, aaaction, and to completely bawl. Multiple vowels added for emphasis. Instead, I sighed in disappointment and actually at one point, rolled my eyes. The epilogue was well-put together.… (mehr)

I enjoyed reading this book about life and love in China under a communist dictatorship. The main character, Jingqui, was very naive and innocent, almost too much so, but still had many great qualities. The romance itself was almost believable, but not quite. I found the translation to be very simple and slightly awkward in places; I don't know if she was trying to remain too true to the Chinese novel or if there were some difficulties with word meanings. I would recommend this book to readers of romance and those who like learning about foreign places.

* I received this book for free from Goodreads First Reads.… (mehr)