This is such a wonderful series, I feel like it was written for me personally! It distilled so many of the things I have come to love by watching wuxia/xianxia dramas, and adds some elements that I feel have kinship with bildungsroman about strong girls and women I liked to read as a child. At the same time this is not a YA, it has a range of nuance that is fully fledged adult fiction and all the lore enjoyable for it. Thank you so much Alice Poon for writing this, and from such a place of warm love too.

Fitting conclusion to this lovely duology! Earthly Blaze is fast paced and action packed with beautiful imagery throughout. I have loved seeing Sai’er grow and develop as a leader and adored her romance being woven so naturally.

It was a real treat to return to this world and I felt the dialogue significantly improved from the first book. I do think the author could fall into the trap of over writing in some areas, but the writing style felt true to the world Alice is creating and is a wonderful portrayal of wuxia/xianxia fiction.

Overall, the Sword Maiden of the Moon duology is an enjoyable read and would definitely recommend it to fans of Chinese mythology and folklore!

I loved the first book and love this one even more. It was so lovely to return and give answers to some of my questions. Alice is a phenomenal writer and this book really didn't miss it's mark!