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sashahc's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This is a fantasy series full of shifting genders, vague sexualities, politics, and magic.
Neon Yang’s ”Tensorate” series were some of the first fantasy books I read by an out non-binary author. The novellas are multi-generational and deeply political in a rich world. Lots of rebellion both social and internal. They aren’t exactly cozy, but these are characters you want to visit with and who you miss when they are gone. There are traumas, though, and it’s worth finding a trigger warning list. The world building is fantastic and there is a great balance of plot and character, not to mention some playing with form. Some have called them “silkpunk,” and Yang basically agrees.
Neon Yang’s ”Tensorate” series were some of the first fantasy books I read by an out non-binary author. The novellas are multi-generational and deeply political in a rich world. Lots of rebellion both social and internal. They aren’t exactly cozy, but these are characters you want to visit with and who you miss when they are gone. There are traumas, though, and it’s worth finding a trigger warning list. The world building is fantastic and there is a great balance of plot and character, not to mention some playing with form. Some have called them “silkpunk,” and Yang basically agrees.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Abandonment
anniereads221's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, War, Pregnancy, Violence, Deadnaming, Dysphoria, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Grief, and Murder
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