Daughter of the Moon Goddess

This is a very YA book, for decent and for worse.

The world and descriptions of locales and some people are great, I really would've loved to see more. I also liked the magic and, of course, always love me some dragons.

The plot feels rushed and a little too easily resolved, but intriguing all the same. I don't like how easy it was to resolve a lot of long-standing worldbuilding issues (dragon pearls, really?!). Like, I expect a little Mary Sue-ness in a YA novel, that's fine, but it was too easy for the MC. And there is ittle to no character growth, especially for the MC.

 I really didn't care for any of the main characters (Shuxiao is a real one, though. I want more of her, please). The sorta-kinda rebound love “triangle” almost made me DNF (specifically the West Lake Inn and godawful shared room, one bed trope 🤮—that thankfully didn't follow through). 

I'll read the sequel for the worldbuilding, but I'm not rushing into it.