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lauren_garcia's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, and Violence
amyotheramy's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Stalking
wordwilderness's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
What a delightfully weird novella. I don’t know how Nghi Vo came up with the idea to write a triple-narrative, hostile campfire story-time, but she’s a genius for that.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Death, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, and Murder
Minor: Confinement, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Cannibalism
*Cannibalism: mentions of tigers eating other tigers; tigers with human forms threaten to eat humans; one scene where human bites own hand and a tiger feeds on their blood. *Sexual assault: attempted forced marriage; threat of rape is implied.redbookpanda's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
nyoom's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Infidelity and Stalking
Minor: Sexual content and Death of parent
looney_moons's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
This was absolutely phenomenal. The story, the writing. I can't believe I'm blessed enough to have read it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Violence
firefly's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Gore, Blood, and Murder
Minor: Infidelity
words_and_coffee's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
tense
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? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Infidelity
tqlikesbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
“And so you came to my house on the soft pads of a midwinter kitten, the whisper of your black tresses sweeping your heels, and so you came to my heart just as quietly.
Why, then, did you make such a terrible noise when you let go of my hand and departed, a great trumpeting of horns, a great beating of drums?”
After devouring The Empress of Salt and Fortune last year and loving it, I was so eager to see what magical tale our Cleric Chih would uncover next. With astonishingly beautiful and poetic writing, Nghi Vo weaves a tale of tigers, Sapphic romance and tricky ghost foxes (among other things). I absolutely loved this story!
(My only complaint is that I just want more than 120 pages!!)
*Note on the format: I read the The Empress of Salt and Fortune as an audiobook, and this as an eBook. Personally, I thought the audio production was wonderful, and I would recommend reading that way for the most magical experience.
Series recap:
The Empress of Salt and Fortune (The Singing Hills Cycle #1)- ★★★★
When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain (The Singing Hills Cycle, #2)- ★★★★
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Blood, and Murder
sarah984's review against another edition
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I liked this book even better than the first one. Cleric Chih is waylaid by shapeshifting tigers while travelling and tells them a story to try and keep themself alive. The writing is beautiful and imaginative, the world-building is great and I loved the dark humour. The way the story differed depending on who was telling it was a factor I really enjoyed.
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Self harm, Sexual content, Violence, and Blood