A notif for ALL the book lovers, young beanies, and adult beanies who still love reading youth novels. Because this TOTES sounds like an innovative sci-fi/mythology Kdrama in the form of a BOOK!! Color me eager!😁🤩 DRAGON PEARL BY YOON HA LEE
Well for me, this means a lot more than what I’ve already said. Because the PJO and HoO series basically shaped more than half my youth and Kdramas shaped more than a quarter (And I’m unashamed to say it aloud!😄), this book sounds like the PERFECT blend! Best of both worlds! A love child!(lol)
Actually, I didn’t love the idea of Rick Riordan hiring other writers and launching a line of other-myths-books, mainly because it seemed like milking cash cows and also murking/unnecessarily complexing up HIS universe he built for years and made us fell in love with. I still think so. Plus I gave a go to the Indian myth book which I dropped after only few chapters. And I NEVER drop books(😋). But this…this I can’t ignore, for obvious reasons. After all, we beanies are already tempered and burned by so many bad Kdramas, so trying this book won’t do any harm, right?
And you guys do not have to have even heard of Rick Riordan in order to read this book! His books and this can be treated unrelated by the readers who’re not familiar with the PJO universe!
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Here are some interesting quotes by Yoon Ha Lee ’bout the book. RICK: I’m fascinated by the way you wove Korean mythology into a space opera. Did you grow up with stories about fox spirits, dragons, and goblins?
YOON: I did! I spent half my childhood in South Korea, and I had Korean storybooks about mythological creatures, and I liked reading folklore and folktales. Also, my parents would sometimes tell stories to my sister and me. They had this frustrating habit of telling me half of one and then saying, “Well, I don’t remember how it ended . . .”
. RICK: Your main character, Min, is cunning and deceptive, as a fox should be. Would you call her an anti-hero?
YOON: I think that’s a fair description, yes. She’s clever and determined, but her main solution to trouble is to lie or trick her way out of it!
Sounds like one of our favourite Kdrama heroine types, yes?
. RICK: Your characters’ powers—shape-shifting, Charm, controlling weather—are so cool. If you could conjure any snack food with Sujin’s magic spork, what would it be?
Woo, new myth novel. me likey. honestly i only committed only up to heroes of Olympus and half way through Magnus Chase tho. need to start reading back. world wide web has taken over my life instead of books right now.
Magnus Chase honestly sucked. Whatdaya mean halfway? Like 1.5 books? Because it’s a trilogy, which was the ONLY reason for me to be patient and suffer through it completely.
half a book? something like that. 😂 but i do notice it’s a bit boring and long compare to PJO and Heroes of Olympus. how about Apollo tho? i didnt read that yet too, mainly to my dislikes toward his character in HoOlympus.
Mmm, don’t take this the wrong way, but because my mouth/hand is unstoppable when it comes to rambling about the PJO universe (I mean, look at this post I made), I’ll end up looking too fangirly and a nuisance to you.😅
So how about I direct you to the reviews I made in my blog? I’m not asking you to comment/like or anything…this just seems easy and short, heh. You can take your time and read it whenever you want, or not.
Here are the links. Beware of the spoilers tho. Can’t find the link for the final review(The Burning Maze) at the moment, but the link should be there in the Dark Prophecy page.
Enjoy ’em. (Or not. Your choice!😃)
1. https://amberpoolsindarkwoods.wordpress.com/2018/12/01/review-the-hidden-oracle-by-rick-riordan/
2. https://amberpoolsindarkwoods.wordpress.com/2018/12/02/review-the-dark-prophecy-by-rick-riordan/
Peony
January 10, 2019 at 7:54 AM
A notif for ALL the book lovers, young beanies, and adult beanies who still love reading youth novels. Because this TOTES sounds like an innovative sci-fi/mythology Kdrama in the form of a BOOK!! Color me eager!😁🤩
DRAGON PEARL BY YOON HA LEE
Well for me, this means a lot more than what I’ve already said. Because the PJO and HoO series basically shaped more than half my youth and Kdramas shaped more than a quarter (And I’m unashamed to say it aloud!😄), this book sounds like the PERFECT blend! Best of both worlds! A love child!(lol)
Actually, I didn’t love the idea of Rick Riordan hiring other writers and launching a line of other-myths-books, mainly because it seemed like milking cash cows and also murking/unnecessarily complexing up HIS universe he built for years and made us fell in love with. I still think so. Plus I gave a go to the Indian myth book which I dropped after only few chapters. And I NEVER drop books(😋). But this…this I can’t ignore, for obvious reasons. After all, we beanies are already tempered and burned by so many bad Kdramas, so trying this book won’t do any harm, right?
And you guys do not have to have even heard of Rick Riordan in order to read this book! His books and this can be treated unrelated by the readers who’re not familiar with the PJO universe!
.
Here are some interesting quotes by Yoon Ha Lee ’bout the book.
RICK: I’m fascinated by the way you wove Korean mythology into a space opera. Did you grow up with stories about fox spirits, dragons, and goblins?
YOON: I did! I spent half my childhood in South Korea, and I had Korean storybooks about mythological creatures, and I liked reading folklore and folktales. Also, my parents would sometimes tell stories to my sister and me. They had this frustrating habit of telling me half of one and then saying, “Well, I don’t remember how it ended . . .”
.
RICK: Your main character, Min, is cunning and deceptive, as a fox should be. Would you call her an anti-hero?
YOON: I think that’s a fair description, yes. She’s clever and determined, but her main solution to trouble is to lie or trick her way out of it!
Sounds like one of our favourite Kdrama heroine types, yes?
.
RICK: Your characters’ powers—shape-shifting, Charm, controlling weather—are so cool. If you could conjure any snack food with Sujin’s magic spork, what would it be?
YOON: For pure Korean junk food, I would have to go with shrimp crackers. My grandfather used to give me pocket change to buy some from the corner store in Seoul
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Here’s the full interview:
https://www.readriordan.com/2018/12/11/rick-yoon-and-dragon-pearl-exclusive-interview/
bam 🐢🐌💖~
January 10, 2019 at 8:12 AM
*requesting from library now*
Thanks for the info!!
Peony
January 10, 2019 at 8:35 AM
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Peony
January 10, 2019 at 8:46 AM
🖤
P.S.- Your library enables you to pre-order books? And it’s always up-to-date and immediately add the newly-out books to the racks?
Wow amazing!
bam 🐢🐌💖~
January 10, 2019 at 8:48 AM
😂 Hah – I was looking it up in my library system to see as I typed that. I requested that they add it when available.
Shek
January 10, 2019 at 8:22 AM
Well this sounds interesting and I need a book in space for one of my reading challenges. Thanks for the info!
Broken is Bidulgi OTP trash all the way 🕊 🕊 🕊
January 10, 2019 at 8:27 AM
Woo, new myth novel. me likey.
honestly i only committed only up to heroes of Olympus and half way through Magnus Chase tho. need to start reading back. world wide web has taken over my life instead of books right now.
Peony
January 10, 2019 at 8:46 AM
Magnus Chase honestly sucked. Whatdaya mean halfway? Like 1.5 books? Because it’s a trilogy, which was the ONLY reason for me to be patient and suffer through it completely.
Broken is Bidulgi OTP trash all the way 🕊 🕊 🕊
January 10, 2019 at 9:24 AM
half a book? something like that. 😂 but i do notice it’s a bit boring and long compare to PJO and Heroes of Olympus. how about Apollo tho? i didnt read that yet too, mainly to my dislikes toward his character in HoOlympus.
Peony
January 10, 2019 at 9:37 AM
Mmm, don’t take this the wrong way, but because my mouth/hand is unstoppable when it comes to rambling about the PJO universe (I mean, look at this post I made), I’ll end up looking too fangirly and a nuisance to you.😅
So how about I direct you to the reviews I made in my blog? I’m not asking you to comment/like or anything…this just seems easy and short, heh. You can take your time and read it whenever you want, or not.
Here are the links. Beware of the spoilers tho. Can’t find the link for the final review(The Burning Maze) at the moment, but the link should be there in the Dark Prophecy page.
Enjoy ’em. (Or not. Your choice!😃)
1. https://amberpoolsindarkwoods.wordpress.com/2018/12/01/review-the-hidden-oracle-by-rick-riordan/
2. https://amberpoolsindarkwoods.wordpress.com/2018/12/02/review-the-dark-prophecy-by-rick-riordan/
Broken is Bidulgi OTP trash all the way 🕊 🕊 🕊
January 10, 2019 at 8:00 PM
Ooo..ok.thank you for the link. I’ll look it up later 😊
Peony
January 11, 2019 at 6:37 AM
Sure! I’m honored! 🙂 🙂 🙂
mugyuljoie is preciousss
January 10, 2019 at 1:20 PM
Thank you for the heads up. I’m always looking for good young adult novels.
Peony
January 11, 2019 at 6:28 AM
My pleasure. 🙂