Project Runway meets Mulan in this sweeping YA fantasy about a young girl who poses as a boy to compete for the role of imperial tailor and embarks on an impossible journey to sew three magic dresses, from the sun, the moon, and the stars.
Maia Tamarin dreams of becoming the greatest tailor in the land, but as a girl, the best she can hope for is to marry well. When a royal messenger summons her ailing father, once a tailor of renown, to court, Maia poses as a boy and takes his place. She knows her life is forfeit if her secret is discovered, but she'll take that risk to achieve her dream and save her family from ruin. There's just one catch: Maia is one of twelve tailors vying for the job.
Backstabbing and lies run rampant as the tailors compete in challenges to prove their artistry and skill. Maia's task is further complicated when she draws the attention of the court enchanter, Edan, whose piercing eyes seem to see straight through her disguise.
And nothing could have prepared her for the final challenge: to sew three magic gowns for the emperor's reluctant bride-to-be, from the laughter of the sun, the tears of the moon, and the blood of stars. With this impossible task before her, she embarks on a journey to the far reaches of the kingdom, seeking the sun, the moon, and the stars, and finding more than she ever could have imagined.
Steeped in Chinese culture, sizzling with forbidden romance, and shimmering with magic, this young adult fantasy is pitch-perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas or Renée Ahdieh.
Elizabeth Lim grew up on a hearty staple of fairy tales, myths, and songs. Her passion for storytelling began around age 10, when she started writing fanfics for Sailor Moon, Sweet Valley, and Star Wars, and posted them online to discover, "Wow, people actually read my stuff. And that's kinda cool!" But after one of her teachers told her she had "too much voice" in her essays, Elizabeth took a break from creative writing to focus on not flunking English.
Over the years, Elizabeth became a film and video game composer, but she always missed writing. One day, she decided to write and finish a novel -- for kicks, at first, then things became serious -- and she hasn't looked back since.
Elizabeth loves classic film scores, books with a good romance, the color turquoise, overcast skies, English muffins, cycling, and baking. She grew up in Northern California, with a brief stint in Tokyo, Japan, but now lives in New York City with her husband and their daughter.
I don’t normally get all that excited when reading YA fantasy, like, at all, as often, it is always the same thing over and over and over again. Read the most(or a few) popular one, and the rest are simply all trying to imitate that success, every singl...
评分我看这书的时候几乎是一气呵成,舍不得放下。看完眼很疼!以下是我详细的书评: 奇幻文学(2019.7出版) 作 者:Elizabeth Lim 页 数: 392 出版时间:2019.7.9 语 言:英文 女主人公:Maia(女扮男装的皇家裁缝) 男主人公:Edan(男巫师)) 主要配角:Finlei(大哥) Sendo...
评分我看这书的时候几乎是一气呵成,舍不得放下。看完眼很疼!以下是我详细的书评: 奇幻文学(2019.7出版) 作 者:Elizabeth Lim 页 数: 392 出版时间:2019.7.9 语 言:英文 女主人公:Maia(女扮男装的皇家裁缝) 男主人公:Edan(男巫师)) 主要配角:Finlei(大哥) Sendo...
评分我看这书的时候几乎是一气呵成,舍不得放下。看完眼很疼!以下是我详细的书评: 奇幻文学(2019.7出版) 作 者:Elizabeth Lim 页 数: 392 出版时间:2019.7.9 语 言:英文 女主人公:Maia(女扮男装的皇家裁缝) 男主人公:Edan(男巫师)) 主要配角:Finlei(大哥) Sendo...
评分我看这书的时候几乎是一气呵成,舍不得放下。看完眼很疼!以下是我详细的书评: 奇幻文学(2019.7出版) 作 者:Elizabeth Lim 页 数: 392 出版时间:2019.7.9 语 言:英文 女主人公:Maia(女扮男装的皇家裁缝) 男主人公:Edan(男巫师)) 主要配角:Finlei(大哥) Sendo...
这本小说给我的阅读体验简直是一场视觉盛宴,文字的描绘力强到让人仿佛能身临其境。作者对场景的刻画极其细腻,无论是广袤无垠的沙漠,还是神秘莫测的古老森林,都栩栩如生地展现在眼前。我尤其喜欢作者对光影和色彩的运用,它们不仅仅是背景,更是推动情绪和叙事的重要元素。书中构建的世界观宏大而复杂,充满了历史的厚重感和未知的吸引力。我花了大量时间去揣摩那些隐藏在字里行间,关于权力、信仰和宿命的暗示。角色的塑造也十分成功,他们不是扁平的符号,而是有血有肉、充满矛盾的个体。他们的成长弧光清晰可见,每一次挣扎、每一次抉择都牵动着读者的心弦。阅读过程中,我好几次因为情节的急转直下而屏住呼吸,那种紧张感,那种对角色命运的揪心,是近年来少有的体验。它成功地将史诗般的冒险与深刻的内心探索融合在了一起,让人在享受宏大叙事的同时,也能感受到角色成长的细腻与不易。这本书的节奏把握得非常到位,高潮迭起,张弛有度,让人根本舍不得放下。
评分从纯粹的文学角度来看,这本书的语言风格非常独特,带着一种古老而又充满力量的韵律感。它不是那种华丽到让人眼花缭乱的辞藻堆砌,而更像是一种凝练的、富有古典美感的散文诗。很多句子读起来朗朗上口,充满了哲学意味,仿佛能从中听见历史的回响。我发现自己常常会停下来,不是因为不理解,而是因为被某个措辞或比喻深深触动,需要时间去细细回味其中的妙处。这种语言的质感,与故事中那种宿命感和悲剧色彩形成了完美的契合。它没有用直白的语言去煽情,而是通过精妙的文字选择,营造出一种深沉、悠远的情感氛围,让读者自行沉浸其中,体会那份属于史诗的厚重。这种对语言的克制与精准,体现了作者高超的文字功底,也让整部作品的格调得以升华,远超一般的通俗小说范畴。
评分我必须承认,这本书的世界观设定之庞大,细节之繁复,是近期阅读作品中罕见的。它不仅仅创造了一个奇幻的背景,而是深入构建了一整套社会结构、宗教体系、甚至独特的地理法则。读者很容易沉浸于这些精心设计的规则之中,去理解不同派系之间的恩怨情仇,去探索那些古老神祇的起源和影响。这种对“世界构建”(Worldbuilding)的投入程度令人印象深刻,它为故事的冲突提供了坚实而合理的逻辑基础。然而,这种详尽也带来了一定的阅读门槛,尤其是在早期,需要一定的耐心去消化那些新的名词和历史背景。但一旦跨过这个初始阶段,你会发现所有的铺垫都是值得的,因为正是这些深厚的根基,使得故事中的每一次危机都显得如此真实可信,每一次胜利都来之不易。它让我有种感觉,这个世界在书本合上之后,依然在按照既定的规则运转着。
评分坦白说,这本书的叙事结构对我来说是个不小的挑战,但也是其魅力所在。它没有采用线性的时间推进,而是像一张精心编织的挂毯,将不同时间线、不同角色的视角碎片巧妙地穿插在一起。初读时,我花了些工夫去适应这种跳跃感,但一旦掌握了作者的叙事节奏,便会发现这种方式极大地增强了故事的悬念和深度。作者似乎非常擅长埋设伏笔,那些在开篇看似不经意的对话或描写,往往在后续章节中爆发出惊人的能量,让人不得不回溯前文,惊叹于作者布局之精妙。这种需要读者主动参与构建故事全貌的阅读过程,无疑提升了阅读的智力趣味性。我喜欢这种不把所有东西都喂到嘴边的叙事手法,它尊重读者的理解能力,鼓励我们去思考、去推测。最终拼凑出完整图景时的那种豁然开朗,比直接告知真相来得更令人满足。对于偏爱复杂叙事和多重解读的读者来说,这绝对是一本值得反复品读的作品。
评分这本书最打动我的地方,在于它对“牺牲”这一主题的探讨。它没有将英雄主义描绘成一帆风顺的胜利,而是将其置于一个极为残酷和真实的道德困境之中。角色们不得不面对的抉择,往往是“两害相权取其轻”,每一次正确的选择都伴随着巨大的、难以弥补的个人代价。我欣赏作者没有回避这些灰暗的角落,而是勇敢地展示了伟大目标背后的血与泪。这种对人性复杂面的深刻挖掘,让角色的动机变得无比真实和可信。他们不是为了单纯的“正义”而战,而是为了他们所珍视的、哪怕微小的希望而战。读完后,那种震撼感久久不能散去,它迫使我思考,在极端压力下,我将如何权衡责任与个人幸福。这是一部超越了传统奇幻冒险框架,直击人类生存意义的深刻作品。
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