For fans of fairytale retellings and YA readers seeking #OwnVoices novels, I recommend adding Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C. Dao to your TBR!
Forest of a Thousand Lanterns (FOTL) is Julie C. Dao’s debut novel and tells the story of the Evil Queen with an East Asian influence, which one imagines will add much needed depth as well as novelty to the story we all know.
The novel is set for release, in hardcover & kindle editions, in just under two weeks, on October 10, 2017, and is the first in a series (a duology or trilogy) entitled Rise of the Empress.
Bustle featured an article back in February with an excerpt from Chapter 1 of the upcoming novel, along with some other tidbits.
Personally, I’ve already submitted FOTL as a purchase suggestion to my local library, and am contriving to get my hands on a copy as soon as possible!
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