Stronger Than a Bronze Dragon by Mary Fan

Stronger Than a Bronze Dragon

by Mary Fan

Warrior girl Anlei lives in a world of mechanical dragons, automatons with Chinese opera masks, and shadow spirits who are terrorizing her city. In an effort to save her people, she teams up with a young thief and the two embark on an epic quest that takes them all the way to the Courts of Hell. But the existence of the shadow spirits is more complicated than either of them could have imagined. It wasn't a demon who created these beings, but a power-hungry man.

Dark experiments, unique magic, and a page-turning plot bring this vivid steampunk world to life. Stronger Than a Bronze Dragon spins together fantasy and adventure in a way that will delight fans looking for new worlds to explore.

Reviewed by Kat @ Novels & Waffles on

2 of 5 stars

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"This is what I was born to do: fight evil."

Things I Liked:

✑ Haters-to-Lovers trope with lots of snarky banter (snarky banter always gets me)
✑ Dyslexia Representation!!!
✑ Action, action, and more action! There are a lot of great action sequences + an epic quest to the Courts of Hell
✑ China-inspired fantasy + steampunk elements + robot dragons = the coolest concept ever

Things I Liked... Less:

✑ Clunky conversations and awkward pacing
✑ THE INFODUMPING IS STRONG WITH THIS ONE
✑ The fantasy/steampunk elements didn't mesh together well...it felt too forced. I love the concept, but not the execution
✑ Many characters were flat and underdeveloped
✑ Ibsituu was too much of a fix-it-all character (Ex Machina)
✑ Anlei didn't really grow or develop that much as a character, I feel like?

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