unmorality 's review for:

The Water Outlaws by S.L. Huang

3.0

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This was really really fun. I liked the character work especially. Lin Chong's development over the course of the novel, particularly her relationships with Lu Da and Chao Gai, were consistent high points. The writing is usually pretty solid but there were weird lines and the tone doesn't always work for me. It's this blend of florid, epic poem style writing with a more clipped, quippy action movie tone. Easy to misstep with the former, and the latter tends to annoy me. In any case, this was a good time.