![]() ![]() ![]() My stomach just sinks with the wasted opportunity of Lady Sarnai’s storyline. ![]() However, we don’t see much of her after Maia leaves the palace. Lady Sarnai, soon to be the empress, was the most fascinating character in the novel. Apparently, Emperor Khanujin’s bride will marry for nothing less. The rest details Maia and the Lord Enchanter, Edan, travelling on a quest to capture the sun, moon, and stars, and sew them into three mythical gowns. Surprisingly, the contest between the twelve tailors for the position of imperial tailor only makes up the first third of the novel. The one-page epilogue is interesting, but the allusion to an all-consuming romance already had me on red hot insta-love alert. I was warned through other book reviews that this would be one whopping disappointment, but the reality was still like a sucker-punch to my optimistic heart. Or its stunning cover (which may be one of the most intricate and gorgeous ones I’ve ever seen). Sadly, it does not live up to its Mulan comparison. Spin the Dawn has definite Mulan-esque vibes: a girl dressing as a man to bring honour to her family. ![]()
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"I’ll remember Elizabeth Finch when most other characters I’ve met this year have faded." –John Self, The Times ![]() ![]() ![]() From the best-selling, award-winning author of The Sense of an Ending, a magnetic tale that centers on the presence of a vivid and particular woman, whose loss becomes the occasion for a man’s deeper examination of love, friendship, and biography. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But the modern version of the sport requires more than good riding. Over the course of a multi-day event, elite riders from clashing cultures vie to be crowned champion. Centuries of blood and fire carved their competition into a more modern spectacle: The Races. 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