*I received an eARC via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.*

The cover of this got me and then I saw queer retelling of Chinese myth and I knew I had to read it. Unfortunately I found most of the book to be really bland. The relationship was very insta-soulmates, which is a hard sell for me, and I found a lot of the plot and characterization lacked any sort of depth. While I love that this is a standalone fantasy, I would have loved to see this be a bit longer so that depth could be built up because as it is I read this two weeks ago and am already struggling to remember any details about this.