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The Brides of High Hill by Nghi Vo

17 reviews

amandaisok's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

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milliemudd's review

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

3.0

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humblefish's review

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adventurous dark mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

Quite dark and spooky for this series! But still wonderfully written, with some very memorable lines about storytelling. 
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ren_the_hobbit's review

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adventurous dark 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? Yes

5.0

Nghi Vo has done it again! I love every book in this series. The writing is beautiful and I love how the things you think you know aren’t necessarily true. 
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figsofpeach's review

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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? No

4.0

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grace_b_3's review

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dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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clarabooksit's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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mmccombs's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

5.0

As with every review I give to books in this series, I scream “GO READ THIS SERIES!” I was enjoying this novella in the first half (it was kinda gothic and I was intrigued), but wasn’t sure it was going to land among my favorites, and then the ending came and it immediately shot up to one of my favorites (though all of them are so good, the list remains quite tight). This got weird and fantastical in all the right ways, I love watching Cleric Chih exist in so many different contexts throughout this series (storyteller, story-listener, traveler, grieving friend, beguiled mentor), they remain a great vehicle for parables and adventures. I just absolutely adore these and hope they never stop, Vo has my heart and my wallet!
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storiesatstarfall's review

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mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

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jalexpulliamkepler's review against another edition

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dark mysterious 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

4.75

I will be thinking about this one for a long time! It would be perfect if the climax wasn’t a tad rushed.
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