Daughter of the Moon Goddess - Outside of a Dog

Hardcover, 512 pages

English language

Published Jan. 20, 2022 by HarperVoyager.

ISBN:: 9780008479299

(2 reviews)

Growing up on the moon, Xingyin is accustomed to solitude, unaware that she is being hidden from the powerful Celestial Emperor who exiled her mother for stealing his elixir of immortality. But when Xingyin's magic flares and her existence is discovered, she is forced to flee her home, leaving her mother behind.

Alone, untrained, and afraid, she makes her way to the Celestial Kingdom, a land of wonder and secrets. Disguising her identity, she seizes an opportunity to learn alongside the Crown Prince, mastering archery and magic, even as passion flames between her and the emperor's son.

To save her mother, Xingyin embarks on a perilous quest, confronting legendary creatures and vicious enemies across the earth and skies. When treachery looms and forbidden magic threatens the kingdom, however, she must challenge the ruthless Celestial Emperor for her dream--striking a dangerous bargain in which she is torn between losing all she …

Growing up on the moon, Xingyin is accustomed to solitude, unaware that she is being hidden from the powerful Celestial Emperor who exiled her mother for stealing his elixir of immortality. But when Xingyin's magic flares and her existence is discovered, she is forced to flee her home, leaving her mother behind.

Alone, untrained, and afraid, she makes her way to the Celestial Kingdom, a land of wonder and secrets. Disguising her identity, she seizes an opportunity to learn alongside the Crown Prince, mastering archery and magic, even as passion flames between her and the emperor's son.

To save her mother, Xingyin embarks on a perilous quest, confronting legendary creatures and vicious enemies across the earth and skies. When treachery looms and forbidden magic threatens the kingdom, however, she must challenge the ruthless Celestial Emperor for her dream--striking a dangerous bargain in which she is torn between losing all she loves or plunging the realm into chaos.

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Elska Bee reviewed Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan

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3 stars

dnf @ 73% // 2.5 stars

The writing style is nice but for me I felt too distant from the characters and events. I love a slow-paced life journey type fantasy (e.g. Assassin's Apprentice) but this was far too bland imo. Things happen but rarely did they feel impactful, aside from a few moments with the romance. I didn't care one way or the other about the love triangle and I didn't really care by the point I dnf'd about who she ended up with.

Unlike some negative reviews I did feel like the romances were well developed, especially the initial one. Their banter was cute and it wasn't as insta-lovey as some reviews made it out to be.

Unfortunately by part three I just stopped caring and even switching to the audiobook only helped so much (it was fine but I'm not sure the narrator was a great choice, …

dnf @ 73% // 2.5 stars

The writing style is nice but for me I felt too distant from the characters and events. I love a slow-paced life journey type fantasy (e.g. Assassin's Apprentice) but this was far too bland imo. Things happen but rarely did they feel impactful, aside from a few moments with the romance. I didn't care one way or the other about the love triangle and I didn't really care by the point I dnf'd about who she ended up with.

Unlike some negative reviews I did feel like the romances were well developed, especially the initial one. Their banter was cute and it wasn't as insta-lovey as some reviews made it out to be.

Unfortunately by part three I just stopped caring and even switching to the audiobook only helped so much (it was fine but I'm not sure the narrator was a great choice, I love her but not for this one).

meldellima reviewed Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan

Con carencias, pero precioso

4 stars

DAUGHTER OF THE MOON GODDESS - Sue Lynn Tan Me interesó este libro porque lo vi en un Fairy Loot precioso, vi su portada (que es preciosérrima) y me enamoré completamente. De hecho, fue uno de los que metí primero en mi lista de libros para retomar el hábito lector este año, porque madre mía las ganas que tenía de hincarle el diente. El tono del libro ya te remite a leyendas y romances antiguos, aunque a diferencia de otros como El Priorato del Naranjo, no tiene un lenguaje particularmente complejo (leo en inglés como segunda lengua, y reconozco que con el Priorato aprendí muchísimo vocabulario de caballería y caballeresca, pero con este no he tenido que recurrir tanto a diccionario). Es un libro con una protagonista débil, que crece contigo; ves el aprendizaje de Xingyin, sus dudas y sus miedos, y ya sea porque tu madre está encerrada en …

DAUGHTER OF THE MOON GODDESS - Sue Lynn Tan Me interesó este libro porque lo vi en un Fairy Loot precioso, vi su portada (que es preciosérrima) y me enamoré completamente. De hecho, fue uno de los que metí primero en mi lista de libros para retomar el hábito lector este año, porque madre mía las ganas que tenía de hincarle el diente. El tono del libro ya te remite a leyendas y romances antiguos, aunque a diferencia de otros como El Priorato del Naranjo, no tiene un lenguaje particularmente complejo (leo en inglés como segunda lengua, y reconozco que con el Priorato aprendí muchísimo vocabulario de caballería y caballeresca, pero con este no he tenido que recurrir tanto a diccionario). Es un libro con una protagonista débil, que crece contigo; ves el aprendizaje de Xingyin, sus dudas y sus miedos, y ya sea porque tu madre está encerrada en la Luna o porque sientes que no tendrás fuerzas ni conocimientos suficientes para abordar ese trabajo, te reconoces en ella. También te reconoces en ese primer amor, en la amistad tan intensa, en lo difícil que es aprender y lo importante que es la compañía. Y en las traiciones y desengaños, ahí te reconoces en todos los sentimientos que narra Xingyin. Sí que es cierto que he echado de menos algo del desarrollo de la amistad con Shuxiao, y quizás más escenas con Ping’er. El costumbrismo de otros reinos más allá del celestial es algo que hubiera estado genial también, pero bueno, eso es algo que a mi siempre me hace falta (lo que más me gusta en general es el worldbuilding, y nunca es suficiente xD).

Me ha gustado muchísimo, aunque le encuentre alguna carencia. Los cuentos siempre triunfan conmigo.