shan sa's empress
i can't seem to find a book i actually really like these days. this one started off pretty strong--it's based on the real-life empress wu of china who lived and reigned in the 600s, and sa's recounting of her rise to power is riveting. but towards the middle things really stagnate--lots of descriptions of ceremonies, lots of ministers and relatives conspiring and all of them are interchangeable. there was a lot of potential with this story, but somehow it ends up pretty boring and by the end i was practically counting down the pages till she finally died.
have any of you read any good books lately? i need some.
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