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starrysheep's review against another edition
adventurous
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
4.25
rileyreviews's review against another edition
4.0
Excellent world building, excellent characters. Very interesting read.
aspenlenore's review against another edition
3.0
This book is about choices. The choice to be male or female. The choice to love who you love. The choice to to do what is right or what is expected..
sienna_canread's review against another edition
3.0
The cover art and summary sounded good but the execution wasn’t exactly there.
fishky's review against another edition
4.0
Sort of a four? It moved so fast that I didn't feel like I really got to understand the world and its people. I did want to know more, though!
rinbee's review against another edition
5.0
The Black Tides of Heaven, along with the rest of the Tensorate series, is both a refreshing and unique take on a magic system in a fantasy setting as well as a beautiful depiction of journeys through gender and sexuality. It only just begins in the Black Tides of Heaven and dives much further into it in the second book, but the way explorations of gender is depicted was wonderful and so (unfortunately) rare in the fantasy genre. I love the concept of children being genderless and using gender-neutral pronouns until they discover how they want to identify. The Asian inspired setting is a shining light in a sea of European fantasy series, and the world just feels so authentic and real; there is such a diversity in inspirations across the world it takes place in which you can see in place and character names and the traditions of each location. It touches on class disparity and generational trauma in a realistic and empathetic way, along with so many other important themes. Truly an amazing start to a series that every fantasy lover should read!