A review by mitskacir
The Black Tides of Heaven by Neon Yang

4.0

What a captivating read! I loved the world building and magic system (surprisingly I was ok with the fact that it wasn't explained much) and enjoyed the speedy pace of the book (it spans many years, skipping large chunks of time, which I've seen some readers didn't like - personally, it made for a fast paced read that didn't get bogged down with unnecessary side plots. Impressively, it rarely fell victim to the "Show don't tell!" critique, despite its need to pack a lot into a short novella). A few of the relationships felt a little rushed and I wasn't strongly invested in them, but the main one between the twins was very moving and well constructed. Looking forward to getting my hands on the sequel!