Empress of All Seasons, Emiko Jean
Empress of All Seasons, Emiko Jean
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Empress of All Seasons

Author: Emiko Jean

Narrator: Hanako Footman

Unabridged: 9 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Clarion Books

Published: 09/03/2019

Synopsis

Winter 2018-2019 Kids’ Indie Next List In a palace of illusions, nothing is what it seems. Each generation, a competition is held to find the next empress of Honoku. The rules are simple. Survive the palace’s enchanted seasonal rooms. Conquer Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall. Marry the prince. All are eligible to compete—all except yokai, supernatural monsters and spirits whom the human emperor is determined to enslave and destroy. Mari has spent a lifetime training to become empress. Winning should be easy. And it would be, if she weren't hiding a dangerous secret. Mari is a yokai with the ability to transform into a terrifying monster. If discovered, her life will be forfeit.  As she struggles to keep her true identity hidden, Mari’s fate collides with that of Taro, the prince who has no desire to inherit the imperial throne, and Akira, a half-human, half-yokai outcast. Torn between duty and love, loyalty and betrayal, vengeance and forgiveness, the choices of Mari, Taro, and Akira will decide the fate of Honoku in this beautifully written, edge-of-your-seat YA fantasy.

About Emiko Jean

Emiko Jean is the author of the psychological suspense novel, We'll Never Be Apart. Her second novel, Empress of All Seasons, is inspired by her Japanese heritage. Emiko lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and children. Aside from reading and writing, she loves hiking and travel. www.emikojean.com Twitter: @emikojeanbooks.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Melanie on November 13, 2018

ARC provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. “Do not cling to the hand that holds you down” Empress of All Seasons is an ownvoices Japanese fantasy that was a complete delight to read. I was completely immersed from the very first page, and the last page le......more

Goodreads review by Chelsea on August 30, 2018

Even though this one didn't fully work for me, I still think it'll be an excellent story for many readers. It's not to say I didn't enjoy it at all, but I think my overall feel was too middle-of-the-road to garner anything higher than a 3 star rating towards my experience. The cover is swoon worthy......more

Goodreads review by Carrie on October 11, 2018

Empress of All Seasons by Emiko Jean is a young adult fantasy book that is inspired by the author’s own Japanese heritage. I think if you took the Japanese infused story complete with monsters and tossed it into a blender with the Hunger Games and a smidge of the Selection then blend it all up you c......more

Goodreads review by Sara on April 28, 2019

This feels like a fairly familiar read as it includes many common book tropes. One of my least favourite tropes of all time is when the main character is deemed "ugly" until her prince (or in this case samurai) tells her otherwise and this book had plenty of that. In the first few chapters it felt a......more

Goodreads review by April (Aprilius Maximus) on May 30, 2020

"Do not let fear decide your fate." representation: own voices Japanese inspired world and characters, f/f side relationship. [trigger warnings are listed at the bottom of this review and may contain spoilers] ★★★★ This was so different than what I was expecting! It had some hunger games vibes and......more

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