Reviews with content warning for Death - The Empress of Salt and Fortune

I normally go for substance over style, but I liked this one a lot. It's very atmospheric and immersive, and I really enjoyed the narrative style and framing. The storytelling was very subtle and I'm still a little confused about the timeline of events but it suited the overall tone. It took a while for me to realise what made the empress so great and even now I feel like I barely know her, more as a shadow in the mist than a person. As someone who tends to read chunky novels, it feels strange and almost uncomfortable to finish a story while not knowing so much about the characters. It kept me company for a few hours, and now it's gone. I'll definitely keep the other books in the series on my to-read list for next time I have a long journey.

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nerdysread's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

C’est trop beau. Trop bien écrit. L’histoire est géniale. Le cast superbe. Le problème en français : alors que Chih utilise They/Them en anglais (donc iel), en français iel utilise il/elle. L’alternance des pronoms c’est bien. Mais il existe des livres où les persos le font vraiment.

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blackcatkai's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

beautifully written and engaging, im interested to see where the story goes in subsequent novellas. it's more of a high fantasy than what I'm personally used to/into so I got a little lost despite how short it is, but thats a me issue. either way, nghi vo is clearly ridiculously talented with descriptions & story telling and I am absolutely reading more of her work.

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yuyine's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring lighthearted slow-paced

5.0

Nous ne sommes que début janvier mais je sais que je tiens entre mes mains une de mes meilleures lectures de l’année 2023. L’impératrice du Sel et de la Fortuneest une novella poétique et onirique qui fait ode au féminisme et à la transmission des mémoires en proposant une narration originale et subtile où le quotidien et l’ordinaire dévoilent l’extraordinaire.

Critique complète sur yuyine.be (https://yuyine.be/review/book/les-archives-des-collines-chantantes-tome-1-l-imperatrice-du-sel-et-de-la-fortune)

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