HarperVoyager Daughter of the Moon Goddess: The most anticipated debut fantasy of 2022 and an instant Sunday Times Top 5 bestseller

came in perfect condition. I’m still very salty that //spoiler alert// Xingyin and Liwei ended up together at the end. SHE SHOULD HAVE ENDED UP WITH CAPTAIN WENZHI !! idc if he was a villain

Honestly, this book is so good. It is one of the books I read very slowly, just in order to make it last a little bit longer.We follow Xingyin's flight from her mother's the Moon Goddesses' home when her existence is discovered and we follow her as she starts to make her own way in the Celestial Kingdom, hiding the truth of who she is from every one.We follow her as she makes her way through the treacherous grounds of the Celestial Palace with its never ending intrigues, antics, and resentments.She meets two dashing young men and eventually sets out onto adventures within the Celectial Realm to redeem her mother and get things sorted for her family.Based on Chinese mythology this book is so well crafted and brings in also martial arts.On a more personal level, this novel read to me like the perfect blend between Ashes of Love and Pride Prejudice for YA readers.And dare I mention it, there might even be dragons in the story, and hopefully more of them in the second book.For a debut novel, I think this book is very well written. The language is lyrical, beautifully flowing throughout and I loved it just for this, apart from having an awesome female main character who grows so much through this story and comes into her own and the world and the other characters we discover more and more about as the story progresses.This review refers to an eARC I received via Netgalley from the publisher in return for an honest review.

I was very happy to be sent the audiobook of The Daughter of the Moon Goddess, I listened as I read the physical book and became hooked very quickly. This book is beautifully written and has a story that flows with characters who tug at your heart strings. Xingyin is the daughter of moon goddess brought up by her mum not knowing her heritage or the reason why her mum lights up the moon with lanterns every evening.Xingyin embarks on a journey of discovery learning all the tales she had as a child were in fact true and her eyes opened to a new world. She encounters bullying and mistreatment, but also the draw and excitement of love.Crown Prince Liewi, General Wenzhi, Minister Wu along with the Empress of the Celestial Kingdom all people who will step in her way.An adorable easy to read fantasy story that is action packed with all the sprinkles of anticipation and intrigue.  A must read for all fantasy lovers and a brilliant entry level fantasy for those who want to try fantasy genre for first time.A pleasure to give both the book and audiobook 5 stars.  The audiobook brought the story alive, a solo narrator who used a wide range of voices to present the story well. I really enjoyedy journey with Sue Lynn Tan.#Netgalley #DaughterOfTheMoonGoddess #Books2022 #NewIn2022 #BookReviews

This book...where do I start? Its so beautiful to look at, it has to be one of the most visually beautiful books I've owned. I've only got up to chapter 4 so far, and the writing style is something to get used too, but I'm enjoying it. And I'm not normally one for fantasy novels. This is my second copy as my first one arrived damaged, but it was painless and so easy to get the replacement.

At first, the premise gripped me, young heroine needs to save her mother? A retelling? Magic, mystery it ticked all the boxes but unfortunately, I couldn’t get on with it because the MC spends so long not saving her mother and instead hundreds of pages were about the crushes of the MC instead. The cover is divine, it’s just the story itself wasn’t that enchanting.

I read this within 24 hours.I adored the characters, their interactions, the world building, the hard decisions which needed to be made; it was such a fun read and the revelation in part 3 had me put it down for half an hour while I sulked about it haha.I look forward to the next chapter in each of their stories!