Review: Great intro to the series.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 22, 2013
Author Cindy Pon has been raving about Jeannie Lin's historical romances, so when Capturing the Silken Thief came up as a freebie on Kindle, I decided to give it a try.This is a quick story, meant to introduce Lin's Lotus Palace novel. Set in Tang Dynasty China, this is the story of a scholar and a musician. The musician, Jia, believes scholar Luo Cheng has stolen a "pillow book," a rather risque journal written by a famous courtesan. The sale of the book will be enough to buy Jia's freedom from her indentured position as a musician. Luo Cheng isn't the scholar she was looking for, however, and the two team up to regain the book. What follows is a bit "Gift of the Magi," but for a novella, the story is appropriately paced and, for want of a better word, adorable.I'll definitely check out more of Lin's books after reading this one.This review appeared previously on Goodreads.com