Peony in Love

To follow up on Lorna's review of Snowflower and the Secret Fan, I thought I'd share a review of the latest book by Lisa See. It's kind of a sequel to Snowflower, but not really. I don't want to give too much a way, but let's just say that it's like an ancient Chinese version of The Lovely Bones (but a little less disturbing...if you've read that great book by Alice Seybold).

At first I thought the storyline was too exaggerated and over-the-top, but the more I read it, the more I was just fascinated by the thought process of the characters and the cultural insights I learned. Needless to say, these characters have very different beliefs than most of us were raised with. I'd give it four stars. Enjoy!