BR #11: Peony in Love by Lisa See

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I skipped both of Kiera Cass's books. I just read The Siren a few months ago so I'm not quite ready to re-read it yet, and The Selection officially comes out in 4 days so I'm going to re-read it when I buy my hardcover copy. Can't wait!!

So that brings us to Peony in Love. Oh how I love Peony in Love! Here's the list of Things Made New Through Re-Reading:

1. I'm brought to tears every time I read the beginning of this book. Somehow it never changes, that feeling of hoping that this time Peony will realize her mistake in time. I want to yell at her, tell her what's really happening, but it's a book and I can't do that. I love the emotional agony of it all.
2. As I'm planning on writing my own novel, I can't help but compare and admire others' books. I especially love the title Peony in Love. It's so stark and dramatic and timeless. It's fun to say out loud, too. (I know, I'm weird.)
3. I was also very inspired by the poetry in the book, but that's nothing new. I hope Tani can be such a wonderfully poetic character.
4. Lovesickness, aka anorexia. It's real, it's out there, and it's been killing girls for hundreds of years. If I had to devote my life to one cause, that would be it.