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cozy_reading_times's review
4.0
This was a solid end to an interesting and unique series that makes me curious for what Neon Yang comes out next. Their first full-length novel is definitely something I look forward to now.
sakeriver's review
I love what Yang is doing with this series. I’ve said this before, of course, but this is the kind of truly innovative and imaginative SFF that makes me excited for this moment in literature.
loganslovelylibrary's review
5.0
I LOVED this novella and read it all in one sitting!! I think it’s my favorite of the four - but I’m also such a sucker for villain backstories. Especially with the queerness of this one. I loved seeing Lady Han’s background, plus the protectorate’s story. I do wish I had read this one immediately after the first three, instead of a few months later. I was still able to grasp the story though, ah it was so good!!
kynan's review
3.0
TL;DR: I got too excited about reading this series and forgot to review them as I went. Copy/pasting what I wrote for [b:The Black Tides of Heaven|33099588|The Black Tides of Heaven (Tensorate, #1)|Neon Yang|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1634814752l/33099588._SY75_.jpg|53763120]: Excellent worldbuilding, intriguing magic system, interesting characters. It's a silkpunk bonanza!
colinhdempsey's review
3.0
for entering into a “silkpunk” series via the last book with a front cover like THAT and written by an author with a backstory like THAT and structure like THIS, I was not expecting a lesbian revenge story
lindadreams's review against another edition
4.0
After finishing this series, I can't help but want more. The world Neon Yang created is more clear to me now, and it holds a lot of potential for a full novel, given that a lot of things are left unresolved and this book kind of has an open ending...
magratajostiernos's review against another edition
5.0
Con «Las mareas negras del cielo», mi libro favorito de la saga del Tensorado, y eso que es difícil elegir porque me gustan todos muchísimo.
Pero yo por lo menos estuve todo el tiempo esperando ESTO. En todos los libros rogaba porque la madre de Akeha y Mokoya tuviera su momento y cuando llegó no podía imaginarme lo que iba a disfrutarlo.
Soy una persona de villanos y de personajes grises, me encantan, así que conocer de mano de su amante el pasado de la protectora, el origen del Protectorado como lo conocemos, las intrigas políticas y palaciegas, la familia, los engaños, las rebeliones, la lucha de poder... todo eso en un maravilloso monólogo de tú a tú...
En fin. No se puede pedir más.
Amo esta saga. Creo que pocos libros dicen tantas cosas en tan pocas páginas y de manera tan entretenida que te hace saltar del asiento.
«El ascenso a lo divino» es el final épico e inolvidable que la saga merecía aunque por favor, necesito saber más de este universo y de estos personajes porque no puedo vivir ya sin ellos.
Pero yo por lo menos estuve todo el tiempo esperando ESTO. En todos los libros rogaba porque la madre de Akeha y Mokoya tuviera su momento y cuando llegó no podía imaginarme lo que iba a disfrutarlo.
Soy una persona de villanos y de personajes grises, me encantan, así que conocer de mano de su amante el pasado de la protectora, el origen del Protectorado como lo conocemos, las intrigas políticas y palaciegas, la familia, los engaños, las rebeliones, la lucha de poder... todo eso en un maravilloso monólogo de tú a tú...
En fin. No se puede pedir más.
Amo esta saga. Creo que pocos libros dicen tantas cosas en tan pocas páginas y de manera tan entretenida que te hace saltar del asiento.
«El ascenso a lo divino» es el final épico e inolvidable que la saga merecía aunque por favor, necesito saber más de este universo y de estos personajes porque no puedo vivir ya sin ellos.
theelvencat's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
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? Yes
4.5
micksland's review
4.0
4/5 stars
Yet another stand-out tale set in Neon Yang's Tensorate universe. This story features Lady Han, a new character, as she gives a drunken monologue describing her relationship with the late Protector. (Very "Dolores Claiborne".) The format is different from the epistolary writing in the previous novella, but it works well here. Lady Han's voice is different from some of the other Tensorate characters, as she provides important backstory and worldbuilding that expounds upon the characters we have already met in previous books. I didn't quite enjoy it as much as #3 (probably due to the lack of monsters) but I would highly recommend this whole series, and I am very hopeful that we will get more additions to this world in the future.
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2021-2022 Book Bingo: Set in Asia/Asian-inspired secondary world. (Hard mode: Asian author)
Yet another stand-out tale set in Neon Yang's Tensorate universe. This story features Lady Han, a new character, as she gives a drunken monologue describing her relationship with the late Protector. (Very "Dolores Claiborne".) The format is different from the epistolary writing in the previous novella, but it works well here. Lady Han's voice is different from some of the other Tensorate characters, as she provides important backstory and worldbuilding that expounds upon the characters we have already met in previous books. I didn't quite enjoy it as much as #3 (probably due to the lack of monsters) but I would highly recommend this whole series, and I am very hopeful that we will get more additions to this world in the future.
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2021-2022 Book Bingo: Set in Asia/Asian-inspired secondary world. (Hard mode: Asian author)
longl's review
3.0
As a work in itself, this is the weakest out of the four novellas so far. As a piece of the Tensorate Series overall, I was into it. I will think of this as an epilogue for the next part of the story. I do miss Akeha and Mokoyoa.