Reviews

The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo

therevallison's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

For such a short read it was very engaging and seemingly had more depth than longer books I've read. I'm also hooked for the other books in the series now.

I want to know more about the clerics and divine in this world. I also hope we get the meet the new empress.

Also I didn't understand at first....until the end when I finally did. As I think we were supposed to. Excellent prose.

mitskacir's review against another edition

4.0

This was a really beautifully written novella. The world was sparse yet at the same time felt rich and full, like there is much more to be discovered and explored in future additions. I was very impressed by the ease of world building, especially after reading some particularly dense fantasy novels where I still felt uncertain about the world hundreds of pages in. Very much looking forward to the next in the series.

maddie_oz's review against another edition

adventurous reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.25

pazuhera's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

elineedsmoreshelves's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

catsy2022's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

solarpunkwitch's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

dimolkova's review against another edition

4.0

if you were, like me, drawn to the 2-hour audiobook, beware! this is an audiobook that requires you to pay close attention. i listened first with my spouse, and then immediately relistened alone and i was amazed at how much i missed. 

but if you dedicate to this book the attention it's worth, it pays off. as far as high fantasy goes, this was top notch. 

kirkspockreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

nadiarausa's review against another edition

4.0

Such a beautiful story and writing style! And it was such a lovely representation of culture. I marked it down a star because there were a few editing mistakes, and a couple of sections where I had to reread parts 3-4 times to understand what was trying to be portrayed. But overall, I loved this novella, and I’d definitely love to read more by Nghi Vo.