Girls of Paper and Fire
Uncover a riveting story of palace intrigue set in a sumptuous Asian-inspired fantasy world in the breakout YA novel that Publisher's Weekly calls elegant and adrenaline-soaked. In this richly developed fantasy, Lei is a member of the Paper caste, the lowest and most persecuted class of people in Ikhara. She lives in a remote village with her father, where the decade-old trauma of watching her mother snatched by royal guards for an unknown fate still haunts her. Now, the guards are back and this time it's Lei they're after -- the girl with the golden eyes whose rumored beauty has piqued the king's interest. Over weeks of training in the opulent but oppressive palace, Lei and eight other girls learns the skills and charm that befit a king's consort. There, she does the unthinkable: she falls in love. Her forbidden romance becomes enmeshed with an explosive plot that threatens her world's entire way of life. Lei, still the wide-eyed country girl at heart, must decide how far she's willing to go for justice and revenge.
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This book represents feminism and fantasy! It wasn’t what I thought it would be. The book was a little crowed, that meaning there was a lot going on so It was hard to use you imagination. It was kind of complicated in the first 10 maybe 12 chapters but it was a good read, and I did enjoy the girl power in this book. It was a good read!
This was a very well written book there is sexual assault in this book but it turns into a true love story between two female characters it is a wonderfully written story. Perfect for pride month
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