Title: The Blood Orchid

Series: Scarlett Alchemist #2

Author: Kylie Lee Baker

Since Zilan entered the world of royal alchemists, she has learned that alchemy comes at a price. She has lost loved ones in her search for broader justice against the evil Empress and all she wants now is to find some way to bring them back. Resurrection is her specialty, after all.

In search of the myth of Penglai Island, where it’s rumored life can be fully restored, Zilan starts a new adventure. But when old threats come back to haunt her and the path to Penglai Island means facing down unpredictable, sometimes dangerous, alchemists, she wonders just how high of a price she may be willing to pay.

Back with the Scarlet Alchemist, aka Zilan, the queen of resurrection, and after the events of the last book, I couldn’t wait to see what happened next!

Her brother, Wenshu is back….sort of, but Hong is…..gone.

Durian is also back….and I was happy – love that evil alchemy duck and now his eggs!

So we’re on a quest to get to Penglai island to do a bit more resurrection!!!

This book was full of family vibes (yay Yufei!) and drama but I’d say this was a lot slower pace than book 1, maybe too slow.

That ending though!