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Very intentionally got the UK edition for the beautiful cover. One of my most anticipated reads for a while as a long-time fan. I’m finding it surprisingly romantic and I’m colour-tabbing many quotes!

I’m getting Haunting of Hill House vibes (Mike Flanagan version) and I’ve been craving this for years

This book is like a breath of fresh air for me as a Long Hauler. A big warm hug.

This is literally foreshadowing the Opium Wars and I’m internally screaming

Literally finding lines and segments to underline and tab on every page due to relatability 😭 so far seeing a lot of myself in this main character and it’s wild

This is so wild because I bought the exact same Shu Uemura cleansing oil product when I was in Hong Kong too 😂

I’m finally reading this famous book because of the Laufey book club!

This book is living up to the hype so far. I am loving every page

screaming crying throwing up!! I am so appalled and horrified ☹️

“Sometimes she focused so hard on little things she was almost small-minded. But Shijun, when he looked back on it, treasured this trait of hers. Manzhen was the kind of person who, once something came into her possession, cherished it till it became, in her eyes, the best thing ever. He knew, because he’d once been hers.”

I wish I could’ve gone back in time a bit and read this earlier because holy shit !

So far I’m incredibly impressed with this book!

I can already tell this is going to be one of my favourite academic reads of 2021. I have waited SO long for this