So this book is a Romeo and Juliet retelling mixed with Chinese mythology in the form of Houyi and Chang'e.

Overall, I liked it.

It kept true to Romeo and Juliet and the story of Houyi and Chang'e was incorporated well. The main characters and the younger brother stood out as solid individual characters. The rivalry much like in Romeo and Juliet was based on something trivial which I have heard mixed reviews on. But I liked that the rivalry was trivial because it made sense that the two families who had such great aspirations for their children were the cause for thier ending. The magic wasn't in your face it was more 'good witch' magic that sort of comes and goes without cause.

I think if I had any issue it would be multiple POVs as I questioned how they aided in furthering the story. But were necessary because you as a reader find out the reason for rivalry through one of these and the main characters never do. Which I think was perfect to really enforce the Romeo and Juliet retelling which is young lovers paying the price for their families' mistakes.

I think some other things I noted throughout reading was: 1) the FMC has her period so yay! I think through the entirety of the four twilight books Bella never had her period so it was nice to read a realistic depiction of someone getting their period. 2) I did not like the parents, any of the parents which was great I thought Emily X.R Pan did a great job of showing the 

  hypocrisy of parents that want the world for you but only want it for themselves.