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Song of the Crimson Flower
Song of the Crimson Flower | Julie C. Dao
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From the acclaimed author of Forest of a Thousand Lanterns comes a fantastical new tale of darkness and love, in which magical bonds are stronger than blood. Will love break the spell? After cruelly rejecting Bao, the poor physician's apprentice who loves her, Lan, a wealthy nobleman's daughter, regrets her actions. So when she finds Bao's prized flute floating in his boat near her house, she takes it into her care, not knowing that his soul has been trapped inside it by an evil witch, who cursed Bao, telling him that only love will set him free. Though Bao now despises her, Lan vows to make amends and help break the spell. Together, the two travel across the continent, finding themselves in the presence of greatness in the forms of the Great Forest's Empress Jade and Commander Wei. They journey with Wei, getting tangled in the webs of war, blood magic, and romance along the way. Will Lan and Bao being to break the spell that's been placed upon them? Or will they be doomed to live out their lives with black magic running through their veins? In this fantastical tale of darkness and love, some magical bonds are stronger than blood.
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asterese
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Starting off May, and #AsianReadathon with Song of the Crimson Flower, and Song Like Silver, Flame Like Night. 💮🔥

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Michaelalynn

Love isn‘t waiting for someone to remember me. Love isn‘t dreaming about them all alone. Love is talking together, forgiving each other, finding common threads in the lives we want.

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asterese
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A truly random book haul. 😄📚🏵

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Gryffleclaw95
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This was a November 2019 BOTM pick even though I‘ve never read this series, and I‘m glad the premise didn‘t disappoint. This was a quick but good read and the plot was fast enough that I didn‘t get bored. My only critique is that the book and romance was slightly cheesy and I wish that there was a book map.

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abookishbutterfly
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I haven‘t done a giveaway in a while but guess what? I have a new one for this book posted on Instagram! Click here to enter: https://instagram.com/p/CBTW9pmgS1_/

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Jess_Franzino
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A very pretty and enjoyable fairytale of a love story. I loved the characters and their arcs, and it was written beautifully. There IS a pandemic in this book, so if you really aren‘t in the mood for reading anything pandemic-related because we get enough of it IRL right now, I‘d suggest on waiting to read this til things have calmed down a bit. Other than that, a lovely read.

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lurkykitty
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This book is set in the world of Forest of a Thousand Lanterns, although it can be read as a standalone. This was the first book I have read by Julie Dao and I really enjoyed it. It is a love story and adventure twined together. There are star crossed lovers, a curse, a villain, a quest, a long lost prince, a plague and an evil drug. The world building is excellent and the reader comes to care about the characters and what happens to them.

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Preciouz29
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I did not realise this was part of a series, but I thoroughly enjoyed this and will definitely be going back to read the others. I loved the world she built, the characters, even the ending!

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hes7
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#BOTM #bookmail 🙌🏻😍

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Cailey_Mac
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My #botm ‘s selection this month has gorgeous chapter artwork! I love little touches like this in novels; it just adds to the character and charm of the book📖☺️ #tbr #ya #yabotm

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EadieB
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#7Days7Covers #CoverCrush Day 5

Lots of people have been tagged so:

How about you? Care to join? Post covers that you love for 7 days with no explanation. Tag someone new each day.

Andrew65 Simple and effective, but beautiful. 5y
EadieB @Andrew65 I agree! New book to be published Nov. 2019 5y
Librarybelle I agree with @Andrew65 ! 5y
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gradcat Beautiful! 👍♥️ 5y
EadieB @gradcat Thanks! So are you! 5y
gradcat Awww ☺️ ♥️ 5y
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kate_reads
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Horrible day at work made instantly better by wine and #bookmail

398.2 Wine makes a lot of things better. Lol cheers! 5y
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