Empress of All Seasons
“Empress of All Seasons” is an amazing an ownvoices Japanese fantasy that is a complete delight to read. Emiko Jean is the author of this classy book. Emiko is also the author of WE’LL NEVER BE APART. Her novel is a tale of the family (both found and blood), and honour (both given and earned), and love (unconditionally and conditionally). The emperor is a human who rules this world and is cruel and demands power in every aspect of his life. In this world, there are many kinds of yōkai, who can turn into different kinds of animals, phantoms, monsters, and demons, and the emperor enslaves all that he can find. The emperor also lives in a magical palace, where there are four rooms controlled by the High Priest, one for each season, that are also incredibly cruel. And the emperor is looking to marry off his heir, and the only way for him to find a worthy empress is for her to win a competition that will make the girl prove she can survive these four magical rooms and to beat each season’s punishments. It is a little reminiscent of The Hunger Games and Red Rising, but each girl is required to get a limited number scroll, that will be found once they figure out a riddle, to move onto the next room. In short, it is great Japanese fantasy that has amazing and powerful characters that make it a page-turner story. You can also Download The List by Martin Fletcher PDF.