Review: ‘Feather and Flame’ Brings Mulan to Life with Historical Flare

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I love Mulan. She is at the very top of my list of favorite Disney characters and the film is probably in the top five as well.

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I have a soft spot for her and her story and I was thrilled to see that she was the next character to receive the historical reimagining treatment in Disney’s Queen’s Council collection.

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Livia Blackburne beautifully infuses key aspects of the original Disney film with historical inspiration, while providing us with a happily ever after.

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Blackburne swiftly captures the interests of readers by opening the novel a short time after Mulan’s victory in rescuing China from the Huns, allowing us to see her settling into civilian life once more.

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Of course, the novel would not be nearly as exciting if Mulan remained in her quiet village, flirting with the idea of marrying Li Shang.

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In fact, she hasn’t even been living a sedate life following the events of Mulan—she’s been training an all-female militia in her village.

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