A review by alyssabookrecs
Burning Roses by S.L. Huang

3.0

Okay, so for the fact that this is technically a follow-up to two short stories (which I didn't know when picking it up), this novella is a great stand-alone. I really enjoyed Huang's writing style and the fairy-tale mash-ups in this story. It had this dark overtone that felt appropriate given the crimes/bad deeds Hou Yi and Rosa committed in the past. I also enjoyed how it interwove Chinese and Western fairytales. It was a good first read of Pride month and filled my soft sapphic heart with joy at seeing two middle-aged queer women (and a genderbent Hou Yi) on their quests to right wrongs and to accept themselves and have another chance to start over. Overall, it was good!