sleepyowl_ink rated Peerless Vol. 2: 4 stars

Peerless Vol. 2 by Meng Xi Shi (Peerless, #2)
Rival investigators Cui Buqu and Feng Xiao embark on a diplomatic journey westward, hoping to build a key alliance that …
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Rival investigators Cui Buqu and Feng Xiao embark on a diplomatic journey westward, hoping to build a key alliance that …
On a snowy night, an envoy sent by the Kingdom of Khotan is ambushed on the road, massacred with his …
Dark forces are threatening everything that Dungeon Lord Edward Wright cares about… and they don’t expect what they’re about to …
Dark forces have extended Edward Wright an offer of incredible power at a terrible cost... ...and Edward has chosen to …
After a close call with a deadly epidemic and an attempt on the emperor’s life, the imperial court of Qudu …
After a passionate night together, Shen Zechuan and Xiao Chiye part the next morning as enemies. A new emperor has …
In this historical tale of war and political intrigue, an intense relationship burns between the son of an infamous traitor …
I can't say it was terrible, but it wasn't exactly enjoyable either.
I picked up the book because the blurb hinted at a group of friends playing D&D and fantastical (game) events start bleeding into their lives. But that's not it at all. I don't really think D&D was really that critical to the story. You could replace that with any afterschool activity and it would be the same thing.
My main problem with the story though was that I felt like it was building up to something, and the ending failed to deliver. It could be because I read this book not realising it was book 1 of a trilogy and so did not mentally prepare myself accordingly.
I'm not sure I care enough to read the rest of the series.
Content warning Ending spoilers
Kind of like the last book(s) of Harry Potter, most of the story in this third book takes place outside of the school.
If you take a glimpse at the chapter titles, you can see how El trots around the world to do what she needs to do. In this sense, the third book is more formulaic than the first two in the series, with less deviation from expectations.
Ending spoilers: Kind of like Spinning Silver and Uprooted, Novik gives us a strong, yet poignant ending. It's not a sad ending, but it's also not a rainbow and puppy-dogs, happily-ever-after ending either. It teaches people that your happy ending might not look the way you originally imagined, but it is also not that bad either.
Everyone's favorite lethal SecUnit is back in the next installment in Martha Wells's New York Times bestselling Murderbot Diaries series. …
Told in two voices, when Arthur, a summer intern from Georgia, and Ben, a native New Yorker, meet it seems …
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DARK BEFORE THE DAWN
As Gu Mang's mind continues to deteriorate, he and Mo Xi set out for the prefecture …
ECHOES OF A SHATTERED PAST
Gu Mang has emerged from the Time Mirror a changed man. With his shattered memories …
SHADOWS OF FORMER GLORY
Gu Mang is determined to turn over a new leaf and prove to Mo Xi that …