Reviews

Mammoths at the Gates by Nghi Vo

katetownsend's review

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

phoenixish's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

nanimao's review

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

katebird's review

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

elineedsmoreshelves's review

adventurous challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

jennat's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective relaxing

4.75

alexandriam_rose's review against another edition

5.0

another great installment, I liked the setting and structure of this one, easy to follow and understand, a lot of the neixin, a little on the sad side

aesselya's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

kaoticfabel's review against another edition

fast-paced

3.0

kittenmittons's review against another edition

4.25

Every Singing Hills Cycle novella is glorious, and a gift as a reader. And this time, the gift is a higher probability of tears! What fun!

This novella deals with grief, and with the funeral rites of Singing Hills. As you may imagine, this includes a great deal of sharing stories, so, you know. Not touching and emotional by any stretch of the imagination. 🙃

We also get to know both more neixin and more about the neixin, which is also a plus.

A quiet, melancholy, albeit still warm, story from what is probably my favourite set of novellas. I just adore these stories so much.