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chantaal's Reviews (2.32k)
I’m throwing in the towel at 378 pages. At no point have I ever found myself enjoying this, and I’m just gonna put it down. Sad that I can’t seem to love this as much as so many others do, but I can’t force myself through another page of this.
I love when silly things hit my funny bone in exactly the right way
I love Nghi Vo and I love this series.
While this is probably slots in as a third favorite after Mammoths and Riverlands, this was still a great entry and did not disappoint. In this novella, we follow Cleric Chih as they attend a wedding at a great estate where dark secrets hide in every corner. Nghi always has great character work, doing so much with so little; getting to know a new set of characters in each novella is a nice contrast to the familiarity of Chih and Almost Brilliant.
While this is probably slots in as a third favorite after Mammoths and Riverlands, this was still a great entry and did not disappoint. In this novella, we follow Cleric Chih as they attend a wedding at a great estate where dark secrets hide in every corner. Nghi always has great character work, doing so much with so little; getting to know a new set of characters in each novella is a nice contrast to the familiarity of Chih and Almost Brilliant.
Another great volume with a huge clash as our heroes finally meet Emperor Chagol. An action-heavy volume, with some interesting reveals about the Dragons' past. I continue to love this series and damn myself for catching up so quickly.
The Butcher of the Forest is a lush, dark fantasy novella, reading more like a dark fairy tale than a full on horror story. A woman is forced into a dark, enchanted wood to find the children of a tyrant who wandered into it, and a vivid, confusing, dark, fever dream ensues.
I wish I could have enjoyed this much more, but I think stories that lean toward being told as fairy tales just aren't for me. I couldn't get a good grip on the story being told, nor figure out why I should care.
Premee Mohamad is certainly a fantastic writer with some great ideas - but this one didn't land for me.
I wish I could have enjoyed this much more, but I think stories that lean toward being told as fairy tales just aren't for me. I couldn't get a good grip on the story being told, nor figure out why I should care.
Premee Mohamad is certainly a fantastic writer with some great ideas - but this one didn't land for me.
This is very cute and done well, but I don't think I'll continue on with the series.
While it is an interesting premise for an isekai, it's not doing anything super interesting for me to stick with. Like yeah, she made a basket. And then she made pancakes. And she's learning to read a write. Usually I'm all for the slower paced slice of life of it all, but it's not working for me here.
I'd still recommend this series to at least try out!
While it is an interesting premise for an isekai, it's not doing anything super interesting for me to stick with. Like yeah, she made a basket. And then she made pancakes. And she's learning to read a write. Usually I'm all for the slower paced slice of life of it all, but it's not working for me here.
I'd still recommend this series to at least try out!
Roarke kinda sucks. Eve kinda sucks. They both suck together, so I guess they're made for each other. Their individual baggage clashing as they both show just how bad they are at communicating...yeah, that's totally the hallmark of a great romance. Also I continue to be baffled at how fast this romance moves.
As for the actual murder mystery...what a slog. I clocked the real killer early on and was just waiting for the penny to drop. The meandering along the way was boring. Eve and every other cop in her station should have been recused from the case from the start and at multiple points throughout the investigation.
Also, we got another murder mystery heavily focused on men hating women. The climax and killer reveal felt so cheesy and over the top; I keep forgetting this series began in the 1990s and that it is VERY of its time.
I'm still going to move on to book 3 and keep going until I can't do it anymore because these are easy to read. I just hope Eve and Roarke mellow out along the way and we get some mysteries that aren't about how much men hate women. It's exhausting.
As for the actual murder mystery...what a slog. I clocked the real killer early on and was just waiting for the penny to drop. The meandering along the way was boring. Eve and every other cop in her station should have been recused from the case from the start and at multiple points throughout the investigation.
Also, we got another murder mystery heavily focused on men hating women. The climax and killer reveal felt so cheesy and over the top; I keep forgetting this series began in the 1990s and that it is VERY of its time.
I'm still going to move on to book 3 and keep going until I can't do it anymore because these are easy to read. I just hope Eve and Roarke mellow out along the way and we get some mysteries that aren't about how much men hate women. It's exhausting.