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laneport's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Grief, and Murder
wrenthebard's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Grief, and Pregnancy
Minor: Suicide, Abortion, and Murder
horns_and_ember's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Sexism
Moderate: Grief, Pregnancy, and War
Minor: Suicide
victorianrogue's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Grief and Pregnancy
Minor: Death, Infertility, Racism, Violence, Medical trauma, and Murder
jehansflowers's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Death, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, and Pregnancy
Minor: Body shaming, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Infertility, Blood, and Murder
wrenxavier's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Minor: Death, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Pregnancy
clem's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Moderate: Death, Infertility, and Grief
CW for forced sterilizationnotthatlibrarian's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Xenophobia, and Grief
Minor: Infidelity and Medical trauma
maisierosereads's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
I really loved that the story of the late Empress In-Yo (a.k.a. the Empress of Salt and Fortune) was told to us through artefacts and her handmaiden's memories years later rather than being told in a linear narrative as it happened. The cleric Chih and their magical hoopoe assistant Almost Brilliant are on a journey towards the capital in order to observe and remember all the details of the new Empress' first Dragon Court when they can't resist the opportunity to stop off at Lake Scarlet and try to unravel some of the mystery surrounding In-Yo's exile to a small house known as Thriving Fortune. It is there that they are greeted and taken in by an elderly woman, Rabbit, who turns out to be Empress In-Yo's former handmaiden and who gradually tells pieces of In-Yo's story to her guests.
As well as being a wonderful fantasy in its own right, I am really intrigued by the world and characters introduced to us in "The Empress of Salt and Fortune", making it a great start to the Singing Hills cycle. I definitely plan to reread it at some point - I feel like I need to in order to truly appreciate all of the details - as well as reading the next book in this series as soon as it becomes available on Scribd next month!
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Xenophobia, and Grief
opinionsofawolf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Sexism, and Grief