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peytonm 's review for:
In the Vanishers' Palace
by Aliette de Bodard
This story had a very interesting setting based on Vietnamese myths, and I, of course, enjoyed having a dragon as a main character. Vu Côn, the aforementioned dragon, takes Yên as the price of a healing spell, so she can be the tutor of her two children, Thông and Liên. Thông goes by they/them (awesome!). Very Beauty and the Beast plus two precocious kids! The blend of sci-fi tech and magic was clever and gave the worldbuilding an interesting foundation.
Probably a 3.5 but rounding up. The plot and inclusive storytelling were wonderful, but something about the pacing didn't quite drawn me in.
Probably a 3.5 but rounding up. The plot and inclusive storytelling were wonderful, but something about the pacing didn't quite drawn me in.