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A review by jessie_h
Of Charms, Ghosts and Grievances by Aliette de Bodard
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
5.0
Y'all! My favorite dragon prince and his murder husband are back to solve another murder mystery and I am literally the heart eyes emoji now that I've finished! This novella was everything!
It starts off with Thuan (the soft bookish dragon husband) and Asmodeus (the stabby overprotective fallen angel husband with lots of knives) babysitting while visiting Thuan’s family. They soon find a ghost and uncover a murder that leads them into all sorts of troubles ranging from being attacked while babysitting to an ex-lover making an appearance. It’s mixed together with a hefty dash of emotional struggle, knives, and romance.
Aliette de Bodard has built such an intriguing gothic fantasy world that instantly sucks me in. Her writing is beautiful and I adored the Vietnamese mythology mixed with the lore on fallen angels. The plot was intriguing and was a good mix of action, romance, and comedy. The babysitting scenes alone had me grinning like a loon. My heart didn’t know it needed the scenes with Asmodeus and Thuan being uncles. My heart is a pile of goo reading about how protective they are of all the children.
My favorite part though was the romance. Thuan and Asmodeus have come a long way since the first book but their marriage isn’t without its issues and their relationship struggles kept me glued to my ereader. I needed to know if things were going to be okay or not!
I’m going to cross my fingers and hope with everything I have that we get even more novellas about my favorite murder husbands! I really can’t get enough of them or this world.
Queer Rep: Bisexual, Gay, M/M Romance
*ARC provided by the Publisher via Netgalley
It starts off with Thuan (the soft bookish dragon husband) and Asmodeus (the stabby overprotective fallen angel husband with lots of knives) babysitting while visiting Thuan’s family. They soon find a ghost and uncover a murder that leads them into all sorts of troubles ranging from being attacked while babysitting to an ex-lover making an appearance. It’s mixed together with a hefty dash of emotional struggle, knives, and romance.
Aliette de Bodard has built such an intriguing gothic fantasy world that instantly sucks me in. Her writing is beautiful and I adored the Vietnamese mythology mixed with the lore on fallen angels. The plot was intriguing and was a good mix of action, romance, and comedy. The babysitting scenes alone had me grinning like a loon. My heart didn’t know it needed the scenes with Asmodeus and Thuan being uncles. My heart is a pile of goo reading about how protective they are of all the children.
My favorite part though was the romance. Thuan and Asmodeus have come a long way since the first book but their marriage isn’t without its issues and their relationship struggles kept me glued to my ereader. I needed to know if things were going to be okay or not!
I’m going to cross my fingers and hope with everything I have that we get even more novellas about my favorite murder husbands! I really can’t get enough of them or this world.
Queer Rep: Bisexual, Gay, M/M Romance
*ARC provided by the Publisher via Netgalley
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Violence, and Murder