The Sword Dancer

4.5 stars This review is for a free copy courtesy of Harlequin via NetGalley This was a very enjoyable, exciting book, I found myself rushing thorough it, but when I finished it I wanted to relive it again, slower. The Sword Dancer is set in China during the Tang Dynasty, an unfamiliar setting for me,......more

This was my first book by Jeannie Lin. There was lots of adventure. I would say this is primarily a plot-driven story. I enjoyed it quite a bit. The new to me setting of Tang Dynasty China 848 AD was interesting. I definitely plan to read more by this author.......more

4.5 stars I am concerned that my emergency stash of unread Jeannie Lin novels is getting smaller. 😫 Discussed in SBTB podcast for quarantine/comfort read recs: [URL not allowed]......more

The Sword Dancer is the latest release in the Tang Dynasty series, and I have to say I'm impressed by the sheer variety of settings covered. From the lonely isolated steppes of the northwest (An Illicit Temptation), to the culture and sophistication of Changan ( My Fair Concubine), China at its most......more

All right folks I've said this before, but I'll say it again because I think it bears repeating--Jeannie Lin rocks.  I may be predisposed to thinking like this, given my (almost obsessive) love of Asian dramas, but more then that Lin writes historical romances that are different. Harlequin has a form......more