The Emperor and the Endless Palace by Justinian Huang weaves an ambitious novel that follows two men's red strings of fate as they're reincarnated across a millennium.
The book is divided by three storylines:
- Dong Xian, a low-level clerk who aims to work his way up the imperial palace's ranks
- He Shican, an innkeeper who is roped into helping a fox spirit procure a rare ingredient.
- River, a college student who meets a mysterious stranger at a rave.
I have to warn that this is a book the requires patience. Because the story follows multiple timelines, it does take longer for the story to take shape and find its rhythm.
Also, maybe it’s because I'm a historical girlie at heart, but I found the modern-day storyline the least compelling of the bunch. The conniving fox and the scheming court intrigue storylines were far more interesting to me, but that might partly boil down to personal preference.
Thank you, NetGalley and Harlequin Trade Publishing, for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
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