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maeverose's review against another edition
3.0
I can appreciate it but it didn’t hold up to the first book for me. I’m not really a fan of fable-esque stories, and this one is very much that. I like that it brings up the topic of who’s writing history and if they’re really depicting it as it happened, I would’ve liked if it leaned a bit more into that. It was very meh for me overall.
I’m also a bit curious about the ‘romance’ in the book, because to me it felt very typical of fable-esque love stories that are actually pretty toxic from a modern pov, so I wasn’t thinking of it as a romance we were supposed to root for exactly but it seems like some other reviewers felt differently.. because the romance was very toxic both from the human’s and tiger’s povs (stalking, not helping unless they get something out of it, being generally aggressive, etc.).
I’m also a bit curious about the ‘romance’ in the book, because to me it felt very typical of fable-esque love stories that are actually pretty toxic from a modern pov, so I wasn’t thinking of it as a romance we were supposed to root for exactly but it seems like some other reviewers felt differently.. because the romance was very toxic both from the human’s and tiger’s povs (stalking, not helping unless they get something out of it, being generally aggressive, etc.).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Blood, Gore, and Stalking
There’s a lot of descriptions of animal gore and eating raw animal parts Also very minor but there was at least one time that I noticed the author used the wrong pronouns for Chih 🙃megj23's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood
nbmki's review against another edition
dark
emotional
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Blood and Death
missindyrose's review
emotional
funny
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood and Death
Moderate: Murder
takarakei's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Murder, and Blood
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Sexual content
thereaderfriend's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Sexy little novella lol
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Animal death, Murder, and Gore
Minor: Sexual content
moonytoast's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual content and Murder
danajoy's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood and Animal death
Moderate: Death
rachelreads1994's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
This is the second in a series of stories following the cleric Chih as they travel around collecting stories to write down and save for future generations. As Chih and their mammoth riding guide Si-yu are travelling up the mountain they are ambushed by 3 tigers. The tigers can shift into human form and they learn that they are sisters. The tigers hold off on eating them though long enough to hear Chihs version of a story about one of the great tigers Ho Thi Thao and her scholar lover Dieu. Chih now being tasked with trying to keep the tiger sisters from eating them all by the story they are telling while also editing the story to the true version the tiger sisters wish to tell.
It was a good story, I enjoyed reading it. The writing was again wonderful and the story so unique and interesting. I will say I enjoyed the Empress of Salt and Fortune just a bit more than this one but it's still a great story.
Content Warnings
Minor: Blood, Murder, Death, and Animal death
saenz's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
First part is kinda boring, but the story within the story is fuckin gold. Loved the characters. Hardcore mommy dom vibes lol
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore and Blood