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Book: The Red Palace
Author: June Hur
Book Series: Standalone
Rating: 5/5
Diversity: Korean MC and characters
Recommended For...: young adult readers, own voice, historical fiction, murder mystery, thriller
Publication Date: January 25, 2022
Genre: YA Historical Fiction Mystery
Recommended Age: 15+ (death, murder, violence, gore, torture, parental abandonment)
Explanation of CWs: The book is a murder mystery novel and s ...more
Book: The Red Palace
Author: June Hur
Book Series: Standalone
Rating: 5/5
Diversity: Korean MC and characters
Recommended For...: young adult readers, own voice, historical fiction, murder mystery, thriller
Publication Date: January 25, 2022
Genre: YA Historical Fiction Mystery
Recommended Age: 15+ (death, murder, violence, gore, torture, parental abandonment)
Explanation of CWs: The book is a murder mystery novel and s ...more

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Description from NetGalley:
Joseon (Korea), 1758. There are few options available to illegitimate daughters in the capital city, but through hard work and study, eighteen-year-old Hyeon has earned a position as a palace nurse. All she wants is to keep her head down, do a good job, and perhaps finally win her estranged father's approval.
But Hyeon is suddenly thrust into the dark and dangerous world of court p ...more
Description from NetGalley:
Joseon (Korea), 1758. There are few options available to illegitimate daughters in the capital city, but through hard work and study, eighteen-year-old Hyeon has earned a position as a palace nurse. All she wants is to keep her head down, do a good job, and perhaps finally win her estranged father's approval.
But Hyeon is suddenly thrust into the dark and dangerous world of court p ...more

Nov 11, 2021
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Lize
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