Girls of Paper and Fire (Girls of Paper and Fire Series #1) by Natasha Ngan

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Uncover a riveting story of palace intrigue set in a sumptuous Asian-inspired fantasy world in the breakout YA novel that Publisher's Weekly calls "elegant and adrenaline-soaked." A New York Times Bestseller, #1 on the Indie Next Kid's List, Goodreads Best Books of November, B&N Top Books of November, Publisher's Weekly Books of the Week, Hypable Most Anticipated YA Book Releases, In this richly developed fantasy, Lei is a member of the Paper caste, the lowest and most persecuted class of people in Ikhara. She lives in a remote village with her father, where the decade-old trauma of watching her mother snatched by royal guards for an unknown fate still haunts her. Now, the guards are back and this time it's Lei they're after - the girl with the golden eyes whose rumored beauty has piqued the king's interest. Over weeks of training in the opulent but oppressive palace, Lei and eight other girls learns the skills and charm that befit a king's consort. There, she does the unthinkable - she falls in love. Her forbidden romance becomes enmeshed with an explosive plot that threatens her world's entire way of life. Lei, still the wide-eyed country girl at heart, must decide how far she's willing to go for justice and revenge.

  • Product Features

    • Suggested age range - 15-17 Years
    • Format - Paperback
    • Dimensions - 5.9" W x 8.9" H x 1.1" D
    • Genre - Fiction
    • Publisher - Little, Brown and Company, Publication date - 10/08/2019
    • Page count - 416
    • ISBN - 9780316561358

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5 years ago
from Tennessee

Amazing story

I bought Girls of Paper and Fire and Girls of Storm and Shadow at the beginning of the year and once I started, I couldn’t put them down. I read them so slow because I didn’t want them to end. Can’t wait for book 3!

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5 years ago

Stunning, Tense, Heartbreaking Tale

(Crossposted on Goodreads) Lei, a Paper caste seventeen-year-old, is forcibly taken from her village to be one of the Demon King's Paper Girls or concubines, but while she struggles to stay alive and protect her family, she falls in love with a fellow Paper Girl. I loved how Ngan connects Lei to past generations not only of Paper Girls but other Paper castes in general, reflecting on this shared history and the intergenerational trauma of war and oppression. The world-building was so interesting, I loved learning about the different Demon types, clans' flags, the land's various regions, the festivals. Ngan's descriptions are beautiful, the jacket copy uses the word lush to describe the writing about 4+ times and I can't be mad because they're right! I especially loved the descriptions of clothing, being able to really visualize the East and Southeast Asian influences. While the novel begins with immediate action and Lei is forced to become a Paper Girl quite early on, I did wish the tangible end goals and stakes (which do exist!!) are introduced earlier, to create a stronger deadline. HOWEVER, personally I was so terrified of the Demon King and anxious about Lei and Wren's relationship being discovered that even when there wasn't physical conflict, I felt that Ngan still maintained and amped up the anxiety and tension. I suspect this will take on a much more prominent role in the later books, but I would have liked a little more information and expansion on the Sickness and increasing rebel insurrections.

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