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The Blood Orchid
- The Scarlet Alchemist, Book 2
- Narrated by: Natalie Naudus
- Length: 11 hrs and 12 mins
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Summary
'DAZZLING' Chloe Gong, Sunday Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights
Whatever power you think you have is an illusion.
Whatever your dreams are, they belong to me.
And wherever you run, I am already there waiting for you.
Since Zilan entered the world of royal alchemists, she has learned that alchemy comes at a price. She has lost loved ones in her search for justice against the evil Empress and all she wants now is to find some way to bring them back. Resurrection is her specialty, after all.
In search of the myth of Penglai Island, where it's rumoured life can be fully restored, Zilan starts a new adventure. But when old threats come back to haunt her and the path to Penglai Island means facing down unpredictable, sometimes dangerous, alchemists, she wonders just how high of a price she may be willing to pay. . .
'GRIM, LUSH, FASCINATING' Guardian
New from the author of The Keeper of Night comes a YA fantasy duology set in an alternate Tang Dynasty China, where a poor biracial girl with the ability to raise the dead gets caught up in the dangerous political games of the royal family.
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- Harleen S.
- 11-10-24
Came straight from the Scarlet Alchemist. Enjoyed it all the way to the end.
Coming straight in from the big ending of the last book I find is always a dangerous path to take as the pace of the next part will be like that of any book, it will be slower and then makes its way to build up to the finale. There was a lot more story telling, there was more to learn about the history of the people and the history of alchemy itself. The character development that they all went through was a beautiful journey. This is not a romantic story, it’s about love. And now it’s over… I look forward to the next fantasy adventure…
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- Helene Black
- 10-10-24
Great performance, story a bit slow
This is a hard review to write. While I definitely enjoyed reading this book, it didn’t feel quite like the Scarlet Alchemist. There’s a bigger focus on fantasy and ambience, which is fine. But I was expecting more of that darkness that made the first book so great. I think it also didn’t help that the romance wasn’t a main plot element. I missed Hong because he’s just so different from all the other love interests in YA.
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