Cindy Pon - Silver Phoenix

[lenora_rose]

I think I liked this book nigh unreservedly. I noticed some rough bits in the writing (Mostly very compressed time), but it seemed to be just what I wanted; a brisk read with lots of creepy and unusual monsters, a good mystery at the heart, many steamed buns (food is a major motif), a whole series of lands and otherworlds and god-places explored, and a smidgin of romance not overdone. It's a classic YA adventure, and I think it deserves more attention.

I will also say I loved the hardcover cover, in spite of the shade of pink the heroine is wearing, and think the paperback cover is bleah and generic.