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Dreaming Of Zhou Gong (2013)

by Traci Harding(Favorite Author)

3.98 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0732292662 (ISBN13: 9780732292669)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

HarperCollins Australia

series

The Timekeepers

review 1: I liked the plot line of this book as I am fascinated with ancient cultures. But I picked this book up thinking I was in for one story (set in China with magic as a part of the culture) and ended up in a completely different genre of book (a sci-fi one with time machines and different planets). Though I liked the evolution of ideas, it was completely disconcerting and a little annoying to learn I was making false assumptions because I didn't have the genre right from the get go. The other thing that annoyed me had more to do with writing craft, I was told everything! I was told what emotions each character had (and then told the emotions of all the other non-view point characters in the scene) and never ever shown those emotions through character body language and dialogue... more do I could actually FEEL them. As a result I only had a very shallow connection to the characters. So, in conclusion, good concept, but poorly executed. You won't regret reading it but it also won't be the best book you've ever read.
review 2: Having read and loved the Masters of Reality series by Traci Harding I was a little bit disappointed by this book in that it seems to follow a very similar pattern. The idea that people have their one true soul mate and even as they reincarnate they will always find the same people to live their lives with again and again and that a group of people are destined to change the course of history. The only difference was this book was set in Ancient China instead of Ancient Britain and it didn't have quite so strong lead female characters. less

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