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arcadialedger · 1 year

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Do yourself a favor and go purchase ‘Descendant of the Crane’ by Joan He.

Not only is the cover beautiful, but the publisher withheld money from the author after the initial hardcover (left) release and she could use the support in the new paperback publishing (right)

Not to mention, the characters are beautiful!

#descendant of the crane #joan he #young adult #ya #fantasy #the arcadia ledger

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slaughter-books · 1 year

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Day 16: JOMPBPC: Naked Hardcovers

#justonemorepage #jompbpc #naked hardcovers #descendant of the crane #joan he #the rest of us just live here #patrick ness #the wicker king #k. ancrum #the sunbearer trials #aiden thomas #beautiful books #beautiful covers #amazing authors #lgbt+#tweety bird #i love books

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bookgrotto · 2 years

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#descendant of the crane #joan he #booklr #book photography #book photo shoot #my photos

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menoasmess · 1 year

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I got bored yesterday and I made a list of "if you like this ➡️ try that "

Enjoy:

If you liked Descendant of the crane ➡️ try Akatsuki no yona

◇both stories are about heiress trying their best

◇girls going into war against everything for their countries

◇ best girls

If you like Yuri on Ice ➡️ try The sea ain't mine alone

◇ men dealing with their traumas

◇sports so much sports

◇love stories that will make you swoon

◇funny side characters

If you like The thief ➡️ try Graceling

◇the vibe are so similar

◇I just think these two worlds are super interesting

◇beating the odds

◇survival instincts

If you like Skyward ➡️ try Gurren lagann

◇ space battle

◇intense main characters

◇be ready to cry

◇action packed

◇ sci-fi

If you like So this is ever after ➡️ try the lightning struck heart

◇GAY SUPER GAY

◇fantasy with low intensity

◇but still super cool to follow

◇queer found family

◇friends to lover

Anyway it's part one of me being bored ! If you stumble upon this post : HII

#if you like this try that #book rec #book recommendations #so this is ever after #the lightning stuck heart #akatsuki no yona #Descendant of the crane #gurren lagann #yuri on ice #the sea aint mine alone #the thief #graceling #skyward #book tag

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angelsaxis · 7 months

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At first I wasn't feeling this book but.....damn this is CRAZY

#angel posts #descendant of the crane #joan he #angel reads descendant of the crane

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dracereads · 2 years

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Spring Scavenger Hunt 🌸

OH! This was such a blast @agardenandlibrary; I really appreciate the tag. Thank-you. (I added a twist, I made it all Asian Authors cause it’s May)

🌸 A book that starts with S: Starfish by Akemi Dawn Bowman

🌸 A book with birds on the cover: Descendant of the Crane by Joan He

🌸 A book with an insect on the cover: Heaven Official’s Blessing (Tian Guan Ci Fu) by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu (Thank the Heavens for Hua Chang and his butterfly incarnation)

🌸 A book with flowers on the cover: A Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy I. Lin

🌸 A book that takes place at Spring time: Peach Blossom Spring by Melissa Fu

Tagging: Oh. curses. this is what I hate about being new to a community. I need to chitchat with more people. If you want to do this, then you’re more than welcome to say I tagged you. Also if you do it feel free to tag me so I can see. @thereadingchallengechallenge if they haven’t yet!

#heaven official's blessing #peach blossom spring #mxtx #Melissa Fu #A Magic Steeped in poison #Judy I. Lin #Starfish #akemi dawn bowman #Descendant of the Crane #Joan He #Tagging challenge #tag game

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judgingbooksbycovers · 1 year

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Descendant of the Crane

By Joan He.

Cover art by Sija Hong.

#Descendant of the Crane #Joan He #Sija Hong #animals #books #book covers #cranes

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doitforthelentilsoup · 8 months

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Original meme here

#descendant of the crane #akira #my stuff

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fortune-maiden · 2 years

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pretty cover book 4: Descendant of the Crane

I have a very love/hate relationship with this one.

The good: beautifully written, interesting worldbuilding, likable characters and really well defined character relationships. Romance is virtually nonexistent (honestly it’s easy to forget the love interest even exists at times which is a bit of a negative lol but given how much I don’t care for romance I’m not complaining), lots of mystery and political intrigue, Sanjing my beloved.

The bad: excuse me author?? you end the book like that and dare to say you have no plans for a sequel????? GIVE ME BACK MY EMOTIONAL INVESTMENT!

#I THOUGHT THIS WAS A STANDALONE!#and it is…. in the worst possible way #to be fair the author did say she may return to this world one day just that it won’t be Hesina’s pov anymore which is fair #(and uh after the way things ended Hesina is not the character I’m interested in following xD)#the big twist also fell a little flat for me because it feels a bit informed?#we never see anyone really acting in accordance with it #and instead plenty of people acting against it #but I like the idea a lot!!#also I want a mdzs au #Meng yao is Caiyan #whether Hesina & Sanjing are the Nie or Lan bros is up for debate #descendant of the crane

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mistwraiths · 2 years

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4 stars

Descendant of the Crane follows Hesina after her father's death, where she will become queen and get a trial for justice on her father's suspicious death. It will force her to commit treason by contacting and using a Sooth, which leads her to a criminal that must represent her in trial. And unknowingly lead her to shocking secrets, betrayal, and more.

There was so much going on in this book, the trial, the Sooths, the running the country, the looming war, the secrets, the complicated relationships between siblings, and duty. I will say that despite having all that going on, there were times this book was awfully slow. But I'm really glad I pushed on because it was really good.

Hesina was my favorite character and I just LOVED her. Too many times in YA fantasy books we get young rulers who just don't feel like proper rulers. They don't feel like they would put their country or people first, or they feel inadequate or a different number of things. I NEVER felt that way with Hesina. Did she commit treason? Yes but there was never a doubt in my mind that she wouldn't do anything for her country. For her people, even do things she is horrified of for them. She's unflinching and stubborn and she was just a really good character.

I really loved the relationships Hesina had with all her siblings. The strained broken relationship with her blood brother. The love she had for her adopted siblings. The awkward relationship she had with her half-sibling. Even the awful relationship with her mother was unique and made more sense at the end. The only relationship that was just okay was Akira, who eventually became the love interest. Akira is an odd character because he's around some of the time and then he's just gone for chunks of time. I feel like I don't particularly know him well and I feel like something is off about him. Maybe there's more to learn later on in another book.

I really want to understand more of the Sooths and the magic they have. Again, it's likely more will be addressed later but I'm very interested.

The reveals, especially that cemetery one 🤯, were really well done. I really loved that Joan He didn't hold back on the brutality either. There's a sense that fixing any kind of problem feels nearly impossible and it's one thing after another and another, which feels RIGHT. Hesina can't wave a magic one or decree something to magically fix centuries of hate or problems.

That ending was definitely a shock as well but it was good! I really look forward to more of this series and Joan He's books as well..

#joan he #descendant of the crane #steph's book review #steph reads #book review

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wolffyluna · 1 year

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Also, no one else who follows me will have context for this, but

YAN CAIYAN: BLORBO OF ALL TIME

#descendant of the crane

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descendant-of-the-crane · 1 year

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“What did you wish for?”