The Crystal Ribbon, Celeste Lim
The Crystal Ribbon, Celeste Lim
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The Crystal Ribbon

Author: Celeste Lim

Narrator: Nancy Wu

Unabridged: 7 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/31/2017

Synopsis

Wonder, mysticism, heartache, and joy are the stones that set the path to one girl's journey as her destiny unfolds.In the village of Huanan, in medieval China, the deity that rules is the Great Huli Jing. Though twelve-year-old Li Jing's name is a different character entirely from the Huli Jing, the sound is close enough to provide constant teasing-but maybe is also a source of greater destiny and power. Jing's life isn't easy. Her father is a poor tea farmer, and her family has come to the conclusion that in order for everyone to survive, Jing must be sacrificed for the common good. She is sold as a bride to the Koh family, where she will be the wife and nursemaid to their three-year-old son, Ju'nan. It's not fair, and Jing feels this bitterly, especially when she is treated poorly by the Koh's, and sold yet again into a worse situation that leads Jing to believe her only option is to run away, and find home again. With the help of a spider who weaves Jing a means to escape, and a nightingale who helps her find her way, Jing embarks on a quest back to Huanan--and to herself.

Reviews

Goodreads review by human on July 04, 2021

The Crystal Ribbon tells the story of Li Jing, and how she finds her way back home after essentially being sold to another family as a bride. Li Jing has always been teased for her name, similar to the name of the deity that protects her village. However, over the course of the story, and after meeti......more

Goodreads review by CW ✨ on October 13, 2018

I HAVE BEEN TO THE SONG DYNASTY AND BACK. What a wonderful and totally unexpected read! Ahhh my heart feels swollen with happiness. - Interweaves fantasy/folklore with historical fiction! A really great book set in Imperial China and also educational as well! (I learned so much!) - Has a gorgeous pro......more

Goodreads review by laura on June 29, 2017

I finished an audiobook in 2 days? I've never done that before, so that says a lot about how much I loved it! I'm just a tad bit disappointed about the ending tho, because I wish things were wrapped up a bit better than they were. But the book is excellent and I'd really recommend it to anyone! Full......more

Goodreads review by Sophia on June 02, 2024

i seriously need to stop reading sad books omg. i knew it started sad but became magical fantasy, but i DIDNT know that the fun adventure didn't start until 3 quarters in. so it's just sad & tragic for 250 pages & then it's fun magical adventure. loved the ending but again, there's sad stuff after t......more

Goodreads review by Abby on May 21, 2017

A richly depicted historical fantasy novel about a young girl sold away from her family to abusive in-laws who helps and befriends jing, animal spirits. I think that kids who like the journeying adventure of Where the Mountain Meets the Moon would like this book as well.......more

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