Reviews

The Red Threads of Fortune by Neon Yang

closteroven's review

4.0

(8/10)- I liked this. I enjoyed going into Mokoya’s character and her grief, and watching her recovery. So far this series has a fairly positive story without too much tragedy, but I won’t keep up hope for this to continue because authors break my heart too often. Some things did bother me a bit, like the plot, which was kinda flimsy, and there were some inconsistencies, but overall it was a good story with interesting characters and world building. I look forward to starting the next one.

midnarose's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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

3.5

3.5 stars 

this was a great continuation of the first novella in the Tensorate series 
In this book we follow Mokoya twin sister to Akeha (the main Character form the first book) a few years after the ending of the first book. 

Here we follow Mokoya dealing with her grief and learning how to live again and move forward in her life. 

It was a lovely short story, that continued with characters from the first book and introduced new ones as well. 

jujuvansunshine's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? N/A

3.0

vrop's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny fast-paced

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

4.75

WOW! Este libro sí que cumplió con mis expectativas! Constituye el acompañamiento perfecto para el primer libro de la saga, que ciertamente construye el escenario para que la historia de este libro tenga lugar. 

Me gusta mucho la idea de que este libro lo vemos desde el punto de vista de Mokoya, pues es algo que  me hizo falta en el libro anterior. Disfruté mucho las escenas de acción y las interacciones de Mokoya con Rider, pero sobre todo amé a Fénix <3

ddillon154's review

3.0

It was a decent enough book, but with the first and this being so short, I never really sank into the world and struggled to keep the cast of characters distinct in my head.

embersthebold's review against another edition

I wasn’t invested in the characters enough and the storyline wasn’t doing anything for me. 

lady_moon's review against another edition

3.75

“The machine was a complex thing, and like all complex things, it was despairingly hard to fix once broken.”

Rep: Asian-inspired setting & characters, queer-normative world, queer MC with PTSD, nonbinary love interest, achillean side characters, sapphic side characters

This book doesn't manage to live up to its predecessor but that's alright. Few things can top The Black Tides of Heaven.

While I enjoyed this book at certain times, I was a bit struggling here and there. Especially the first chapter - I see a cool quote in the first paragraph and then I had to stop two times while reading because I wasn't engaged at all. To be fair, for the first bit of the book I missed Akeha there. In the end of the day, I'm just a sucker for siblings' dynamic.

I must admit, I wasn't that interested in Mokoya. In all fairness, Mokoya in itself is more interesting character that Akeha - but to Akeha happens more interesting things. As a whole, The Black Tides of Heaven is the better book, as plot, intrigue and structure. I admit, after The Red Threads of Fortune I came to appreciate Mokoya's character more. Towards the end especially. Overall, the second part of the book is more intriguing than the first.

Now, I wana address something I have seen. Apparently, the first and second book in the Tensorate series are 'twin' books and because of that I have seen people saying you can read either of them first and it wouldn't matter. And this is just a BLATANT LIE! I'm stunned someone would say that if they have read both books. The only way this to be even remotely possible is if someone wants to treat The Black Tides of Heaven like a prequel to The Red Threads of Fortune (I mean, why would anyone want to do that?)

I have heard that the author apparently wrote Red Threads before Black Tides or something and I mean? Even if that's really the case, Black Tides is very clearly adapted to be the first in the series, it would be unwise to read Red Threads first. For god's sake, in the first book we meet Akeha and Mokoya as they're born and in here they're 39 years old. It's beyond me how anyone would say it's fine to read either first. I am sorry if Neon Yang themself said that's fine but. Sorry dude, I heavily disagree. 

daisyana's review

adventurous reflective tense 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? Yes

4.25

emilyrandolph_epstein's review

4.0

I loved this book and its depiction of grief and loss. The characters are wonderfully drawn and the world is vivid and lush. However, I had a bit of difficulty following the passage of time. Still, I'm eager to read the next book in the Tensorate series and am excited by what JY Yang is doing with their work.

mlw0415's review

adventurous emotional tense 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? Yes

3.75