Language: R (29 swears 2 'f'); Mature Content: PG-13 (kissing) Violence: R (bloody deaths)
BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH
In the Year 775 in Guangzhou, China, 17yo Zilan lives with her aunt, uncle, and two cousins who have all accepted her as part of the family. She has the ability to resurrect people and brings extra money to the family with this skill. She wants to be a royal alchemist and travels to the palace to fulfill her wish. She survives trials against prejudice with her cleverness and some help from the prince. Once Zilan begins to train, she’s named the Scarlet Alchemist and she discovers how dangerous and awful the Empress is, what she’s using the alchemists for and why she needs Zilan.
I love the Prince because he’s funny, innocent and has a kind heart. Zilan is an interesting character because of her skills and background. I enjoyed reading the book and the suspense, romance, and science fiction made it easy to dive into. Chinese is the main ethnicity. Zilan had a Chinese mother and a foreign father.
LynnDell Watson, Delta High School Librarian
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