A review by agent_bex
A Song to Drown Rivers by Ann Liang

adventurous emotional sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.25

This author has a way with storytelling - I was drawn in from the first page, which to me is always a sign of a wonderful story. While I didn't love the end, it wasn't because it was poorly written - it was because I wished for a happily ever after and knew I wasn't going to get it lol. In fact it was very well written. And maybe a controversial take, but Luyi was my favorite character 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Torture, Xenophobia, and War

Liang did well what I think the Song of Achilles did poorly - told the end of a tale from a ghosts perspective. I was expecting to grow sick of it, the same way I did with the SoA, but she was fast to tell the rest of the story in a way that felt more concrete and emotional