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Girls of Paper and Fire

Girls of Paper and Fire

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  • Author：Natasha Ngan
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Summary

Each year， eight beautiful girls are chosen as Paper Girls to serve the king。 It’s the highest honour they could hope for … and the most demeaning。 This year， there’s a ninth。 And instead of paper， she’s made of fire。

Lei is a member of the Paper caste， the lowest and most persecuted class of people in Ikhara。 Ten years ago， her mother was snatched by the royal guards， and her fate remains unknown。 Now， the guards are back and this time it’s Lei they’re after – the girl with the golden eyes， whose rumoured beauty has piqued the king’s interest。

Over weeks of training in the opulent but oppressive palace， Lei and eight other girls learn the skills and charm that befit a king’s consort。 There， Lei does the unthinkable – she falls in love。 Her forbidden romance becomes enmeshed with an explosive plot that threatens her world’s entire way of life。 Lei， still the wide-eyed country girl at heart， must decide how far she’s willing to go for justice and revenge。

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Reviews

Alana ，

I’ve read this book before， and it’s still just as incredible。 Absolutely my favorite book ever！ Straight out of the gates you see how flawed the kingdom of Ikhara is， and it sets a beautifully terrible tone for the rest of the book。 Lei is such the personality， strong， not because she wants to be， but more because she was forced into it。 And then the romantic aspect？ Incredible。 It wasn’t rushed， but it wasn’t too slow that you became disinterested， which is a hard thing to pull off， so great j I’ve read this book before， and it’s still just as incredible。 Absolutely my favorite book ever！ Straight out of the gates you see how flawed the kingdom of Ikhara is， and it sets a beautifully terrible tone for the rest of the book。 Lei is such the personality， strong， not because she wants to be， but more because she was forced into it。 And then the romantic aspect？ Incredible。 It wasn’t rushed， but it wasn’t too slow that you became disinterested， which is a hard thing to pull off， so great job Natasha Ngan。 I don’t want to spoil the whole book， so I’m going to stop here， but I 100% recommend， best book ever。 。。。more

sousoulovesreading ，

2，5/3 ⭐️ it was a good story， although there were very slow parts and i felt bored sometimes。 the beginning and end had a good pace， hence the overall good read， but i‘m not too sure if i’ll continue with the sequel。

Babs Hartsock ，

Kind of a disappointment。。。 I kept waiting for the main character to do something and she never did。 The whole plot should have just followed the love interest， in my opinion。

♡。♡ ，

I liked the first half。 Had to force myself to finish it。 The characters are one dimensional， and honestly Lei is infuriating。 The book should have centered around Wren。 And on top of that。。。。。everyone is praising her for FUCKING NOTHING。 She made a mess of everything， and yet everyone including badass Wren talk about Lei like she hung the moon and stars。 I liked it enough to speed read through the ending。 Not enough to care to continue。

Maddie ，

READ IT （BUT PLEASE SEARCH UP TW FIRST BC oh my THERE IS ALOT） BUT SO MANY ISSUES ARE ADRESSED AND AHHHHHHHHHHHH

Justine ，

TW: rape， sexual harassment， violence; human and animal cruelty。Girls of Paper and Fire has a rich world。 I adore the caste system introduced to me here。 A lot is yet to be discovered。 I hope I'll get to more of it in the following books。 Surely a fantasy one wouldn't want to miss。Ngan's characters and their upbringings were not something be touched lightly。 Each and every character had no through points of view but y'all the author had an easy way of knowing and growing attach to them。 And when TW: rape， sexual harassment， violence; human and animal cruelty。Girls of Paper and Fire has a rich world。 I adore the caste system introduced to me here。 A lot is yet to be discovered。 I hope I'll get to more of it in the following books。 Surely a fantasy one wouldn't want to miss。Ngan's characters and their upbringings were not something be touched lightly。 Each and every character had no through points of view but y'all the author had an easy way of knowing and growing attach to them。 And when I say each and everyone。 I mean it。 My nose is flaring with red smoke still at the King。As much as I adore the world-building and characters here， I am not so keen of how the plot has gone to its end。 And the fact that somewhere between the book I had been expecting something just anything to grip tighter towards the end。 It doesn't stop me from reading the second novel。 At this point I do hope it gets better。 。。。more

Courtney ，

CW: Rape， sexual abuse， kidnapping， forced medical procedure。This book has a lot。 From the blurb itself， I ventured into this story fully aware of the dark scenes I would read。 That being said the heavy topics didn't distract from the amazing story。 Girls of Paper and Fire follows a new type of world， where humans and demons co-exist and the lowest ranking species are the humans。 They are paper。 The paper girls are those stolen from their homes and gifted to the king as sexual slaves for all of CW: Rape， sexual abuse， kidnapping， forced medical procedure。This book has a lot。 From the blurb itself， I ventured into this story fully aware of the dark scenes I would read。 That being said the heavy topics didn't distract from the amazing story。 Girls of Paper and Fire follows a new type of world， where humans and demons co-exist and the lowest ranking species are the humans。 They are paper。 The paper girls are those stolen from their homes and gifted to the king as sexual slaves for all of his desires。 They are victims of his abuse， and for some victims of Stockholm-Syndrome。 The king is a brutal， unforgiving man that deserves everything he gets。Wrote in the point of view of Lei， a strong female who wants nothing more than to run away from the life she didn't get to choose and return home to her family。 She is unforgettable and passionate。 She fights in more ways than one and does everything she can to resist the tortue from her captors。 Wren， her lover， is calm and controlled。 She has been bred to trigger a war， her training leading to the trail of events that has her and Lei's life intertwined forever。Despite the horrifying and dark setting this story is not one of lost hope and despair。 It is， to take advantage of the title， fuled by girls made of paper and fire。 And I'm excited to see where this series is heading。 。。。more

Marieke ，

4。5

Allie ，

If you like books where the heroine does not much and the scenes are described over and over again then read this I guess

Sophie ，

This was。。。a lot。

Kelsey Josund ，

DNF @ 40%This was fine。 Didn't work for me， but I could see it working for someone else。 I think my problem was mostly that my expectations were too high。 DNF @ 40%This was fine。 Didn't work for me， but I could see it working for someone else。 I think my problem was mostly that my expectations were too high。 。。。more

Gabrielle ，

This was really good。 Engaging plot， world， characters。 I love the gay。It's just a heavy read。 TW。 This an extremely misogynistic society and thus there is violence against women and sexual assault。 I think it's handled pretty well but the book is more somber in tone than I thought it would be。 It's really tense。 There are these wonderful pockets of joy even in this terrible situation， which increased the poignant moments。 I was really emotional reading it。I would have liked the pacing to be a l This was really good。 Engaging plot， world， characters。 I love the gay。It's just a heavy read。 TW。 This an extremely misogynistic society and thus there is violence against women and sexual assault。 I think it's handled pretty well but the book is more somber in tone than I thought it would be。 It's really tense。 There are these wonderful pockets of joy even in this terrible situation， which increased the poignant moments。 I was really emotional reading it。I would have liked the pacing to be a little different。 The middle was a little slow to me and I really wanted more of her training or more at the end。 。。。more

yanna ，

kept on thinking， “are these scenes really charged with sapphic energy or is that just me projecting？” during the first few chapters and was pleasantly surprised to have my guesses be correct。 twas nice to see asian wlw representation and strong female characters， but as the story progressed i found lei more and more annoying。 respectfully， i hated the ending。 wren， though 🥰

Carolina ，

I absolutely loved the vibe and mood of this book！ Fantasy and plot I loved， unfortunately the love was a bit to insta love for me and I just didn’t feel any chemistry。。。

ohistephanie ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 3。5

Holly Bevans ，

4。5⭐️

Fey ，

Ich hatte genau so hohe erwartungen wie Anouka 2007 in Unterhosen aufm Justinbieberkonzert， leider muss ich kritisieren， dass ich genau so enttäuscht war wie sie

Nury （Nurbooks7） ，

3。5⭐Es una historia de fantasía juvenil realmente atrapante， con personajes sólidos y cálidos que te muestran el valor del amor， el cuál es el camino para cumplir tus más anhelados deseos。Lei， desde el principio destacó por poseer un rasgo diferente en su apariencia， esos ojos dorados que ninguna chica de papel posee。 Aunque al principio de mostro algo tímida y frágil， al final de la historia saco esa garra y valentía que lleva adentro。 Lo único malo es que， esperaba sorprenderme con algún tipo 3。5⭐Es una historia de fantasía juvenil realmente atrapante， con personajes sólidos y cálidos que te muestran el valor del amor， el cuál es el camino para cumplir tus más anhelados deseos。Lei， desde el principio destacó por poseer un rasgo diferente en su apariencia， esos ojos dorados que ninguna chica de papel posee。 Aunque al principio de mostro algo tímida y frágil， al final de la historia saco esa garra y valentía que lleva adentro。 Lo único malo es que， esperaba sorprenderme con algún tipo de poder "sobrenatural" oculto o algo parecido， cosa que no se dio en este libro （ojalá que en la segunda parte si） Wren me pareció tan sorprendente， con ese secreto que lleva guardando desde su nacimiento y que la hace también especial。 El Rey， sin duda fue horrible， y cumplió con su papel del villano de la historia， sangriento y malévolo。Sin duda me gusto bastante leerlo， sino le pongo 5 estrellas， es más que todo porque esperaba más sorpresas impactantes。 Espero con ansia leer el siguiente libro。 。。。more

Bárbara ，

La trama me pareció bastante original e interesante， lo malo es que esta llena de muchas descripciones que por momentos me desesperaron y me entorpecía la lectura。 Se que en un libro de fantasía， la descripción es importante， pero hay límites y este me pareció que exageraban。 Los personajes me gustaron， aunque la protagonista me pareció un poco plana y sin sabor。 Al comienzo estaba bien， pero tiene poco evolución e incluso comenzaba a odiarla。 El tema de las chicas de papel me pareció interesant La trama me pareció bastante original e interesante， lo malo es que esta llena de muchas descripciones que por momentos me desesperaron y me entorpecía la lectura。 Se que en un libro de fantasía， la descripción es importante， pero hay límites y este me pareció que exageraban。 Los personajes me gustaron， aunque la protagonista me pareció un poco plana y sin sabor。 Al comienzo estaba bien， pero tiene poco evolución e incluso comenzaba a odiarla。 El tema de las chicas de papel me pareció interesante pero asqueroso al mismo tiempo。 Leería el segundo， porque las últimas 30 paginas estuvieron llenas de adrenalina y de todos esos detalles que esperé que tuviera todo el libro。 El epílogo me encanto y quiero darle una segunda oportunidad a esta historia con su continuación y ver qué tanto mejora。 。。。more

Ana Beatriz Pinto ，

3。5 starsI really enjoyed this book！ It had a very interesting premise and I think the first two-thirds of the book were amazingly written and plotted， however， the last third was just a little predictable and anti-climatic。 I'm hoping that the second book kind of makes up for it but my expectations are not very high。 I just think that it's kind of going in the direction of every other fantasy trilogy out there。。。 The romance is amazing。 I love the way it starts and how it slowly creeps up on ou 3。5 starsI really enjoyed this book！ It had a very interesting premise and I think the first two-thirds of the book were amazingly written and plotted， however， the last third was just a little predictable and anti-climatic。 I'm hoping that the second book kind of makes up for it but my expectations are not very high。 I just think that it's kind of going in the direction of every other fantasy trilogy out there。。。 The romance is amazing。 I love the way it starts and how it slowly creeps up on our protagonist。 It's interesting to see how they cat around each other and how it becomes a part of them to the point that they suddenly realize they're in too deep。 It's also very interesting to see the little insights the love interest gives of her feelings。 I've never been one for trigger warnings， I can stand almost anything so I don't usually read the trigger warnings but this time。。。 they took me by surprise， although I was still expecting it。 I'm specifically talking about rape。 It wasn't on-page， it's one of those "fade to black" scenes and usually， I don't really "mind" these scenes but for some reason this time it truly rocked me。 It's something I was already expecting but when it happened it was hard。。。 maybe I was very attached to Lei already？Overall it is a very good book and I am excited about the continuation！！ 。。。more

rafi ，

The book is really well written， the plot was amazing and the characters were insanely likable and deep。 The world-building was really interesting， the details were so deep and the reader can clearly know what the main character was thinking。 The ending really left an impression and I definitely want to read the second book！ Loved this book a lot！

Gretel ，

4 1/2 or 5， I’m unsure， it’s probably something in between but it’s not important， what really matters is that this book is incredible。 I loved everything from the beginning to the end。 I can’t wait to continue with the trilogy。 It was just such a stunning read。 I loved Lei， Wren and their romance SO MUCH， I can’t even put it into words。 They were just so beautiful together， their personality so perfect for each other， I was just screaming the whole time while I was reading their scenes。 I also 4 1/2 or 5， I’m unsure， it’s probably something in between but it’s not important， what really matters is that this book is incredible。 I loved everything from the beginning to the end。 I can’t wait to continue with the trilogy。 It was just such a stunning read。 I loved Lei， Wren and their romance SO MUCH， I can’t even put it into words。 They were just so beautiful together， their personality so perfect for each other， I was just screaming the whole time while I was reading their scenes。 I also loved Lei becoming more aware of the world and what was really going on around her through Wren。 Both their personalities as well were really well-written， I loved them both as well。 The Demon King and Blue were both two interesting antagonists and， again， just really well-written。 Also Aoki’s plot and her point of view was interesting and very different from the usual “main character best friend”。 I also found Lill was cute and sweet。 The plot was really compelling and beautiful written as well。 I loved how Natasha Ngan talked about the women’s place in society and men’s supremacy over them， the lgbt’s rights and the great sex-positivity and passions and desires talks。 I didn’t excepts such direct and frank speeches about it but they were really positive and well written。Content warning！！！！ for rapes， slavery （including sexual slavery） and animal cruelty （not graphical！） in one scene at the beginning of the book （I’m pretty sure it was in chapter 2）。 。。。more

Ariel RG ，

**Warning: this text may contain spoilers**First off， it's a solid unit of a book， it's pretty good read and I eat it in 3 bites。。。 as for the 4 stars， it's because more gay needed。 I feel like the interactions between the two main love interests were lacking。 There was pretty much only one scene where they have a genuine organic type talk together with life* in it （spoiler: during their training fight scene） I've already got the second book so I don't have to wait to read it。 I do hope that Lei **Warning: this text may contain spoilers**First off， it's a solid unit of a book， it's pretty good read and I eat it in 3 bites。。。 as for the 4 stars， it's because more gay needed。 I feel like the interactions between the two main love interests were lacking。 There was pretty much only one scene where they have a genuine organic type talk together with life* in it （spoiler: during their training fight scene） I've already got the second book so I don't have to wait to read it。 I do hope that Lei and Wren spend more time interacting together 。。。more

Fariha ，

Dnf at 60%

Kayla Christine ，

This has been on my TBR for over a year。 It was highly recommended on booktok。 I was very underwhelmed; the book was 300 pages too long。

Annabelle ，

I’m speechless。 Honestly。 This book was so incredible， for so many reasons。 First of all， the writing。 Oh。 My。 Gosh。 The writing was powerful and beautiful and astonishing。 The passion in which Natasha Nyan wrote this book is visible on every word， sentence， and paragraph。 The world that she created was so well developed and every time I opened the book I felt transported。 Next， the characters。 The characters were another category of wonderful。 The way in which Natasha developed and described ea I’m speechless。 Honestly。 This book was so incredible， for so many reasons。 First of all， the writing。 Oh。 My。 Gosh。 The writing was powerful and beautiful and astonishing。 The passion in which Natasha Nyan wrote this book is visible on every word， sentence， and paragraph。 The world that she created was so well developed and every time I opened the book I felt transported。 Next， the characters。 The characters were another category of wonderful。 The way in which Natasha developed and described each of the characters was perfect。 Everyone felt unique and special， and everyone had an important part of the story。 The main character， Lei， in particular is powerful and inspirational。 The plot of this book was exciting and intoxicating。 Even when not reading， all I could think about was this story。 Another aspect of this book that I greatly love is the love story。 So few young adult books have wlw representation， and seeing myself in this book， portrayed as an actual human and not something that exists for men， was wonderful。 The relationship in the book is everything a relationship should be: supportive， understanding， caring， and more。 Many young adult books like to focus on toxic relationships， and this may be one of the few I’ve read that actually displays a healthy one。 It’s something so simple， yet so important。 Young people seeing what relationships should look like is very important， seeing as they model themselves after different aspects of their lives， including books。 So I would like to take a second to thank Natasha Nyan for writing this book。 Thank you for representing people in such a wonderful light。 Thank you for creating this world and story to give people a break from a much less exciting reality。 Thank you for writing a story that I will never forget， not as long as I live。 。。。more

Rainbow Books ，

Waw， the ending took my breath away。 Every emotion in this story i felt with every fiber in my body。 This story was a tough read because it hit so close to home for me， but it was so beautiful and hart reaching。 Some of the most beautiful and powerful words in this book is: " I don't want to live an easy live i want to live a meaningful one。" Oh and I absolutely adore the f/f relationship in this story。 Warring for sexual abuse Waw， the ending took my breath away。 Every emotion in this story i felt with every fiber in my body。 This story was a tough read because it hit so close to home for me， but it was so beautiful and hart reaching。 Some of the most beautiful and powerful words in this book is: " I don't want to live an easy live i want to live a meaningful one。" Oh and I absolutely adore the f/f relationship in this story。 Warring for sexual abuse 。。。more

hannah ，

*3。5it was really good， just not really my style of books :）

Goldilocks ，

I definitely was not a big fan of this book… I really enjoyed the first bit but it went downhill pretty quickly for me。 There were a lot of things I didn’t like about it。 It was extremely unoriginal and I felt like I had already read this book 2 or 3 times because it was so similar to other books I’ve read。I absolutely HATED the characters。 With a passion。 Both Ren and Lei were severely lacking in personality。 Lei was whiny， useless， and boring。 Ren was like every other badass female protagonist I definitely was not a big fan of this book… I really enjoyed the first bit but it went downhill pretty quickly for me。 There were a lot of things I didn’t like about it。 It was extremely unoriginal and I felt like I had already read this book 2 or 3 times because it was so similar to other books I’ve read。I absolutely HATED the characters。 With a passion。 Both Ren and Lei were severely lacking in personality。 Lei was whiny， useless， and boring。 Ren was like every other badass female protagonist I have ever read about。 I thought there could have been a lot of room for the “bad guys” to be morally grey （or even interesting at all） but every time I thought I might get some depth in a character or relationship the author shut it down。 The arguments between Lei and Aokie were resolved SO QUICKLY it made their relationship feel extremely superficial。There were also so many parts of the book that were clearly trying to be poetic but just failing。 Natasha’s writing is super basic which isn’t a bad thing it just isn’t a good thing either。 I also personally didn’t like the romance， I’m all for the slow-burn but it progressed super fast and I didn’t really see much chemistry between Ren and Lei。 Not to mention the pacing was super weird。 Like Natasha would spend pages and pages talking about history and boring stories and whatever and then the exciting important things like fight scenes were over after a paragraph。 And finally， I really hated the last 15% of the book。 For some reason they made it seem like Lei was the hero even though she did ABSOLUTELY NOTHING at all to help。 In fact， I would argue she only hindered their efforts。 Like Ren had been training her whole life to do something and then Lei was suddenly prepared to do it in a matter of days？？？ No。 （view spoiler）[and then it finally seemed like she did something useful when she gave the king a final stab。 But of course。 She didn't actually kill him。 So everything was pointless at the end （hide spoiler）]Now don’t get me wrong there were things I liked about this book too。 The cover is gorgeous。 The caste system between the Paper， Steel， and Moon castes was really cool。 I liked some of the side characters like Kenzo and Zel。 And of course， the LGBTQ rep in this book was really great。 So overall…。 This book really could have been better。 If this wasn’t my friend's favorite book I definitely would not have finished it。 I also won’t be reading the second one。 。。。more

Giana Cesario ，

Really amazing book。 A little too much romance for my taste， but was overall a great story。

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