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adancewithbooks's review
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
4.0
Thank you to Tor Publishing Group and Netgalley for the review copy in exchange for an honest review. This does not change my opinion in anyway.
The Brides of High Hill is already the fifth installment to the Singing Hills Cycle and every time Nghi Vo adds something new to this world. For the record, I keep miss typing the title as The Brides of High Hell and after reading it, that seems quite fitting as well.
The book starts off very straightforward. Cleric Chih is accompanying a future bride and her family to her future husband. At first nothing seems off. After the last two books, it doesn't seem weird when their companion isn't along for the ride this time. There is an odd vibe around the family but one can have nerves about an upcoming wedding.
But then things start to not add up. Her parents don't seem to care too much about what happens to them. They meet her future husband's son who is deemed mad. He shares things about his fathers previous brides. I love how the author manages to drop crumbles for us, that don't stand out at first instance but when looking back, make sense.
My biggest complaint is that after having read The Mammoths at the Gates, I miss a little bit of depth. This is still a great book. I just really loved getting more from Cleric Chih personally and that is less in this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Gore, and Cannibalism
Moderate: Sexual harassment
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