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HEARTLESS
Yuren despised the entire imperial family, until he met Princess Sunela. Warm, caring, and generous, she was not what he had expected. And definitely not someone he should fall in love with.
Princess Sunela dreamed of a Prince Charming that would take her out of the Imperial Palace and into a life of freedom. Yuren was definitely not the one. Meek and weak, Sunela had to save Yuren repeatedly while he blundered about the palace.
Sunela and Yuren were forced out of the palace when a resistance force attacked. Abandoned by families and friends, it was Yuren's turn to protect Sunela and prove his worth to her!
Author This is a historical romance set in a fantasy medieval time period, loosely inspired by the only female emperor in China's Tang Dynasty.
Princess Sunela dreamed of a Prince Charming that would take her out of the Imperial Palace and into a life of freedom. Yuren was definitely not the one. Meek and weak, Sunela had to save Yuren repeatedly while he blundered about the palace.
Sunela and Yuren were forced out of the palace when a resistance force attacked. Abandoned by families and friends, it was Yuren's turn to protect Sunela and prove his worth to her!
Author This is a historical romance set in a fantasy medieval time period, loosely inspired by the only female emperor in China's Tang Dynasty.
174 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 23, 2025
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July 3, 2025
Probably closer to 2.5 than 3 stars.
Heartless is primarily about a woman remembering her past life after wondering what might have been if she had married someone different. I really enjoyed parts of the past. It was an interesting version of a past life novel since the setting was so unique. I also enjoyed the struggle of Yuren to reconcile his love with his mission.
The writing is a little rough. The grammar is at times slightly off, but not too difficult to parse. I found at times I thought that the progression of events was a little odd. Things didn't always fit together the way I would expect. Sunela is set up as the main character in the beginning. She's the one having dreams about the past, yet its Yuren's perspective that we are given for the majority of the book. We actually don't know that much about past Sunela's thoughts outside of what she tells Yuren.
The other thing that I found odd was how erratic character motives were. Sunela seems dissatisfied with her marriage at the beginning but the story is mainly about how her love for Yuren transcends lifetimes, the resistance are betrayed by Yuren's actions and take Sunela hostage, but they simpley let her go later despite hating the imperial family. Character growth happens incredibly quickly and sometimes without any trigger. I would have liked to see more internal conflict in the characters as they grew and changed.
Heartless is primarily about a woman remembering her past life after wondering what might have been if she had married someone different. I really enjoyed parts of the past. It was an interesting version of a past life novel since the setting was so unique. I also enjoyed the struggle of Yuren to reconcile his love with his mission.
The writing is a little rough. The grammar is at times slightly off, but not too difficult to parse. I found at times I thought that the progression of events was a little odd. Things didn't always fit together the way I would expect. Sunela is set up as the main character in the beginning. She's the one having dreams about the past, yet its Yuren's perspective that we are given for the majority of the book. We actually don't know that much about past Sunela's thoughts outside of what she tells Yuren.
The other thing that I found odd was how erratic character motives were. Sunela seems dissatisfied with her marriage at the beginning but the story is mainly about how her love for Yuren transcends lifetimes, the resistance are betrayed by Yuren's actions and take Sunela hostage, but they simpley let her go later despite hating the imperial family. Character growth happens incredibly quickly and sometimes without any trigger. I would have liked to see more internal conflict in the characters as they grew and changed.
March 22, 2025
In this story, young Yuren comes into the Imperial Palace as a male concubine to the evil Empress Mellite. He is actually there as a spy for his homeland, who is planning an uprising against the kingdom. While waiting for the formal banquet, he makes a faux pas, which could get him executed, but is rescued by Princess Sunela, who employs him as a dishwasher, rather than as a concubine to the Empress. Throughout the story, Yuren and Sunela become ever closer to each other, and eventually have to flee the country together to escape the wrath of the Empress. This story is very interesting and a quick read. There is a very little amount of cursing, and one or two non-graphic sex scenes. The grammar in the story is a little off, but it adds to the charm and Asian feeling of the story. This book will be enjoyed by lovers of light fantasy love stories.
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