There were so many moments that made me questioned and reflect on my life because things that happened in the book are also what’s currently happen around us.

This book is action-packed and I must say the story is darker than what I expected.

Yes, the plot twists were dizzying but it made me crave for more and I couldn’t stop reading! All the secrets will be made known in the end. But if you’re not sure whether or not you should continue reading because you don’t understand a thing, just trust me and keep going. This wasn’t an issue for me because I was able to catch up real quick. The fast pace swept me right into the middle of the problem. In the first chapter, it felt like I was being thrown into the story with no warning and explanations. Terrible no matter how Hesina looked at it. “But that’s terrible.” Terrible to be a sooth. Tables turn the sufferers rise and make their oppressors suffer. Seriously, if you haven’t read this book, you’re missing a great deal. The characters were as interesting as they are suspicious. The plot took me to yet the most jaw-dropping adventure I’ve ever experienced. The lyrical writing turned the words into beautiful images in my mind. Even though this is a Young Adult Fantasy, my go-to genre, Descendant of the Crane is totally different from what I usually read. If there’s a rating higher than 5 stars, I’d give it all to this book.

This is one of those books that will be a thousand times better if you know about it as little as possible. This is a spoiler-free review and I don’t want to dive in too deep into the story because I think it’ll ruin the experience. In this shimmering Chinese-inspired fantasy, debut author Joan He introduces a determined and vulnerable young heroine struggling to do right in a world brimming with deception. With the future of her kingdom at stake, can Hesina find justice for her father? Or will the cost be too high? Using the information illicitly provided by the sooth, and uncertain if she can trust even her family, Hesina turns to Akira-a brilliant investigator who’s also a convicted criminal with secrets of his own. Determined to find her father’s killer, Hesina does something desperate: she engages the aid of a soothsayer-a treasonous act, punishable by death… because in Yan, magic was outlawed centuries ago. Princess Hesina of Yan has always been eager to shirk the responsibilities of the crown, but when her beloved father is murdered, she’s thrust into power, suddenly the queen of an unstable kingdom. Descendant of the Crane by Joan He Fantasy, Young Adult Published by AW Teen (April 9, 2019) Buy this book on Amazon!

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