![]() The occasional action scenes are intense without being overly battle-heavy. Lim can create an interesting world, and the dialogue is realistic and interesting for the most part. However, there was not as much of a Mulan storyline, nor was there as much emphasis on the actual tailoring, as I expected.įrom a technical standpoint, the writing of his book isn’t bad. I liked the twist of the Mulan figure not being a warrior, but gaining status through her skills as a creator. ![]() The premise of this book intrigued me because of the clear Mulan inspiration and the fantasy take on a country like China. Then, she is tasked with recreating the mythical dresses of the goddess Amana and must go on a journey to obtain the key elements, learning more about herself and the world than she expected. While there, she learns the scissors she has inherited are magical, and that the emperor’s enchanter seems able to see through her disguise. In Elizabeth Lim’s debut novel Spin the Dawn, a young woman named Maia disguises herself as a man to enter a competition at the imperial capital to become the emperor’s tailor. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. ![]() ![]() ![]() I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim. ![]()
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