A review by xandrarama
My Beautiful Enemy by Sherry Thomas

adventurous dark emotional sad tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Spywork, martial arts through a wuxia lens, revenge killings, betrayal, regret, reconciliation… This romantic adventure sweeping from the plains of nineteenth century Chinese Turkestan (now known as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China) to the ballrooms of London is told via dual timelines and is a hugely satisfying resolution to everything that started in The Hidden Blade. Sherry Thomas is the master of delicious angst that never tips over into melodrama, and I bow down before her genius.