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The Water Outlaws by S.L. Huang

42 reviews

parke20j's review

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adventurous emotional slow-paced

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

3.0

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poetology's review

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adventurous 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? It's complicated

4.5

I loved the idea of a woman-centered & queer retelling of a 14th century Chinese text and it didn't disappoint. The action is fast-paced and entertaining, complete with likeable characters. I was looking for something like Tales of the Otori and it was somewhat similar. A great start to my reading year.

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elliya's review against another edition

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adventurous tense slow-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

2.5

I really wanted to enjoy this, but found myself wishing it was more character-driven. I enjoyed all of the narrating characters and wished we had gotten more time with each of them and more character development. Despite being full of military conquests and battles, the pacing dragged for me and I hurried through it to finish. I liked the writing but it just wasn’t compelling enough to keep me captivated.

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jessrock's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense slow-paced

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

3.75

The Water Outlaws is SO well written but it's also just A Lot. Be very mindful of all the content warnings! It also skews a lot more heavily into military fiction than I really enjoy. I liked the world and the characters, but I spent most of the book ready for it to be over.

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wordnerdy's review

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adventurous dark slow-paced

3.5

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caramia's review

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5.0

Read mainly in pubs in England and Scotland. Loved the magic and the story building in this book. Definitely has some graphic parts that I had to get through. But I really enjoyed the different perspectives and how gender was talked about. A damn good book.

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