Raven of the Inner Palace s first novel should please fans of its adaptation. It s easy to see what changes were made and understand why they happened, and it never feels like one version negates experiencing the other.
The current emperor is not playing by the rules on this front, and his feelings for Shouxue may be the key to both saving her life and to ending the notion of Winter Kings and Raven Consorts as synonymous.
For both Shouxue and her predecessor, death appears to always be a close companion, and Shouxue is starting to realize that this is the reason why Li Nian warned her not to get close to anybody.