Started Reading: April 11, 2008
Completed Reading: April 19, 2008

Book rating: 8 out of 10 stars

Book Description
Tarot cards seldom lie. So when they predict chaos and bad luck for her last client of the day, Emerald gets more than a little worried. He leaves behind a charming jade statue of a dragon – but promptly dies in a hit-and-run accident outside of her shop. When other terrible things begin to plague Em and her family, the only explanation is the jade dragon. To thwart its evil spell, she’ll have to follow a trail of heartache all the way back to China’s Ming Dynasty – and its ancient – and sometimes harsh – mysteries.

My review
I actually liked Legend of the Jade Dragon better than the first book in the series. Like everyone else, I too was annoyed at how slow Emerald was to catch up, but I guess the ghosts in book one annoyed me even more. ;) But it was only a slight annoyance, and mostly I thought the book was great.

I love the small town atmosphere, and the camping trip was wonderfully done. I like Yasmine Galenorn’s writing style, although I think there is a bit too much description of everyday things. I didn’t feel Emerald was too perfect at all. I’m really looking forward to reading the third book in the series.

I was surprised to see that the author thanks “Mielikki, Tapio, Ukko, and Rauni, who keep me on my spiritual path”. These four names are names of Finnish gods and goddesses. I wonder what Yasmine Galenorn’s contact to Finland is. :)

See my review at bookcrossing.