Book: The Queen of the Spirit Woods by Sharon Choe
Reviewed by SimplySammie
Rating: 5/5
An absolutely masterful tale with truly beautiful prose, this story captivated me.
An epic tale of a young woman who sneaks into the castle to work as a maid to make money to care for her family and finds herself in the midst of courtly intrigue, a spiritual war, and possibly possessed by the spirits of the gods.
I was so entranced by the writing that I hardly noticed how much I had read. It's so lyrical in its prose, brilliant in its world building, and the characters are so well written - even when I want to shake them for their decisions - that this was such a quick read.
Fantastical elements, magical moments, and even a touch of romance round out the plot and make for an excellent read from cover to cover.