Hi Péngyǒu,
I found out about Girl of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan several months ago. Its been on my TBR Wish list since I heard about it. So when I got my hands on a copy I was happy to dive right in.
Every year the Demon King has eight human females girl chosen to be his concubine, his Paper Girls.
Being a Paper Girl is made to been seen as an honour but for some it is anything put. But this year a ninth girl is chosen and she is not made of Paper she is made is fire.
Lei is a member of the Paper Caste she is human and this means she is the lowest of the castes. She lives in a small village with her father until one day the Royal Guard come and steal her away from her home. Her golden eyes make her unique that the Guards know the king will want her.
At court Lei and the other girls are shown how to be the perfect Paper Girl for their King. This life is not the life Lei wants for herself. She does not want to be consumed by what the King and the court wants of her. While trying to find her place, she break one of the King rule and that is not to love another person. Her love will make her a braver and will help set light to a rotten king and his kingdom.
Girl of Paper and Fire is a beautiful and emotional story that will pull at more than one of your heart-strings.
First thing I want commended the author Natasha. As at the beginning of the she give the reader a head up regarding sexual, physical and emotional abuse. She also provides contact number and website for organisation that can help people who have has to suffer at the hand of another person.
The lead character is Lei, she is such an interesting character. The way in which she deal with the changes and trauma feel true. She feels like she can’t be happy as she knowns her family aren’t happy. Her evolution makes the book such a compelling read, its like you can see the flame grow stronger and brighter inside as the book progresses. I love how Wren and Lei bring the best out of each other. That the hurled to their relationship is not they are the same gender but the King seeing them as his property.
The world that Natasha has created is an incredible. The history and the lore, to the different types of Moon and Steel caste, Magic and fashion. I am looking forward to visiting this world again.
My rating for Girl of Paper and Fire is 4.5 out of 5.
I ended up with two copies of Girl and Paper and fire, a digital ARC from Netgalley and a physical copy. Thank you to Netgalley and Hodder & Stoughton for the digital copy of the book for a fair and honest review.
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Gem x
