General Description: Athena Liu dies and June Haywood thinks it's her opportunity to bring Athena's manuscript to life. Well, June doesn't tell anyone her plan, but she edits the book, so it's more her book right? When June starts to put out the book about Chinese laborers to folks in her life, there are eyebrows raised, but why shouldn't June publish this story? It's important right? Even if she isn't the right author, the story should be out there, and who else will do the work? Can June get away with publishing this novel?

All the good:
- RF Kuang is masterful is engrossing you into this world, I didn't want to leave it.
- The way you can see people fighting against June but being shut down made me enraged. I appreciated all the feelings this book gave me.
- This book provided a way for me to reflect on what other books I read, which I wouldn't have done without the prompting conversation this book.
- The situations in this book felt so real and my jaw was dropping half the time.

The loss of a star:
- The ending was a bit open for me where I could see a sequel, would easily bump my rating up to 4.5 if a sequel is announced.
- It was a slower-paced book, which isn't my favorite pacing for books.

Overall: This feels like a must read this year to reflect on what the publishing industry looks like. This feels like a book for readers and that all readers can appreciate.