Reviews

The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo

elineedsmoreshelves's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

catsy2022's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

solarpunkwitch's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective 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

5.0

dimolkova's review against another edition

4.0

if you were, like me, drawn to the 2-hour audiobook, beware! this is an audiobook that requires you to pay close attention. i listened first with my spouse, and then immediately relistened alone and i was amazed at how much i missed. 

but if you dedicate to this book the attention it's worth, it pays off. as far as high fantasy goes, this was top notch. 

kirkspockreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-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? Yes

4.0

nadiarausa's review against another edition

4.0

Such a beautiful story and writing style! And it was such a lovely representation of culture. I marked it down a star because there were a few editing mistakes, and a couple of sections where I had to reread parts 3-4 times to understand what was trying to be portrayed. But overall, I loved this novella, and I’d definitely love to read more by Nghi Vo.

easytocrash's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad 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

3.0

daemondani's review against another edition

slow-paced

3.5

gabthebookworm's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

rmgmorrow's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated

3.5

This is a very lovely book that I struggled immensely to focus on. Reads more like a fictional memoir than anything else.