Butterfly Swords

This was my first Jeannie Lin book (and first Asian historical romance) and it won’t be my last!......more

Overall: 3.5 rounded to ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Plot/Storyline: 📖📖📖📖 Feels: 🦋🦋🦋 Emotional Depth: 💔💔💔 Sexual Tension: ⚡⚡⚡ Romance: 💞💞💞 Sensuality: 💋💋💋 Sex Scene Length: 🍑🍑🍑 (I am not used to listening to audio – I am finding it harder to judge the length this way) Steam Scale (Number of Sex Scenes): 🔥🔥🔥 Humor: Yes,......more

Total romp. Kick-ass (within reason) sword-wielding Emperor's daughter and white barbarian mercenary on a cross-China flight from a warlord. Tangle politics, interesting culture clash, fabulous detail, sexy romance. Hugely enjoyable, highly recommended, and this was her first book as well. Looking f......more

I rarely read romances, but when I caught the words "Tang dynasty, butterfly swords, and woman warrior," I decided to give this a go. And thankfully, there were no damsels in distress in this one. Well, the damsel has distress, but nothing she can't handle with her butterfly swords and just a little......more

I've had mixed luck with Jeannie Lin's writing. I either highly enjoy it or can't get into it at all. This wasn't terrible but it couldn't keep my attention either. I would still recommend her as an author but I would suggest some of her other works first.......more