A review by rinbee
The Descent of Monsters by Neon Yang

4.0

When I began reading this book, I was a bit dismayed at the fact it didn't pick up where our beloved characters from the Red Threads of Fate left off. I was worried we left them in the dust and were continuing on with a new set of individuals, albeit in the same world. But I should've known better! The third book in the Tensorate series is an Akira-esque mystery that slowly gets unraveled through a new character, the headstrong investigator Tensor Chuwan Sariman's, perspective and in between we see glimpses of what has occurred between the main cast in the interim. Rather than building more on the characters we know, however, the Descent of Monsters focuses more on the setting and its corrupt politics and the shady morals of those in charge. Despite the grim subject matter, this book is a fun read through its epistolary format and charming narrator.