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A review by gigireadswithkiki
The Ascent to Godhood by Neon Yang
adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Oh there is absolutely nothing I love more than a petty revenge story, and to make it sapphic on top of that? *chefs kiss*
A resounding finish to the Tensorate series, "The Ascent to Godhood" takes a cyclical glance back to the beginning, to the mother of Alekha & Mokoya and her sordid beginnings. I loved the first person narrative told with Lady Han's voice, a voice which also allowed a deeper and less monarchal/aristocratic view into the world that Neon Yang has built, while also allowing readers to experience Hekate from a perspective that is not her own.
It was fascinating to see how truly cyclical the storylines in this installment mirror its predecessors, especially with how rampant the inter-sibling backstabbing was. And at the heart of it all, a strong & power-hungry female ruler with something to prove and vengeance to exact, ruthless in her ambitions to achieve her goals.
Truly a fantastic end to this series, I am definitely saddened to depart from the world of the Tensorates, but I'll always hold a small figment of hope that Yang returns to this world at some point in their writing career.
A resounding finish to the Tensorate series, "The Ascent to Godhood" takes a cyclical glance back to the beginning, to the mother of Alekha & Mokoya and her sordid beginnings. I loved the first person narrative told with Lady Han's voice, a voice which also allowed a deeper and less monarchal/aristocratic view into the world that Neon Yang has built, while also allowing readers to experience Hekate from a perspective that is not her own.
It was fascinating to see how truly cyclical the storylines in this installment mirror its predecessors, especially with how rampant the inter-sibling backstabbing was. And at the heart of it all, a strong & power-hungry female ruler with something to prove and vengeance to exact, ruthless in her ambitions to achieve her goals.
Truly a fantastic end to this series, I am definitely saddened to depart from the world of the Tensorates, but I'll always hold a small figment of hope that Yang returns to this world at some point in their writing career.