daniellekat's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
This was the third book I've read in this series and definitely my favourite. I loved the way the story was told with the interjections from the tigers. I thought I would miss the banter between Almost Brilliant and Chih but it was a great choice by the author to exclude Almost Brilliant for this one. My only criticism was that the ending felt rushed but otherwise this was fantastic.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence and Gore
ijustreallyliketrees's review
adventurous
fast-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
4.5
4.5 stars rounded up to 5. I really liked it, though not as much as The Empress of Salt and Fortune. Probably because it's so short, and I really wanted more.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood and Death
Moderate: Animal death, Gore, and Murder
Minor: Sexual content
librarymouse's review
emotional
funny
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
God, this books is so good! The world building is vibrant without being overly didactic. The author let's readers learn as the narrator does, which makes the cleric the perfect conduit for the storytelling. The love in the story within a story was nuanced and beautiful. I want to read everything Nghi Vo has written.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual content, and Blood
maeverose's review
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 🙃odditiex's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore
Moderate: Animal death
thereaderfriend's review against another edition
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
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual content and Murder
saenz's review
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
orchidd's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Blood
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Animal death
Minor: Violence and Gore
overbooked207's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
📖 When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo Book Review 📖
2nd book of January 2022 and 2nd of the year:
I loved the first book in this series, so I had to pick this up! Once again, I loved the beautiful, lush, and poetic writing and descriptions, the queerness in it, and the importance put on stories and storytelling. I didn’t enjoy this one quite as much as the first one, but I still really enjoyed it and find myself liking it more the more I think about it, and I recommend picking it up! TW for death, blood and gore, animal attacks, animal cruelty, animal deaths, murder, cannibalism, cheating, confinement, sexual content, and violence🎧🐅🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
2nd book of January 2022 and 2nd of the year:
I loved the first book in this series, so I had to pick this up! Once again, I loved the beautiful, lush, and poetic writing and descriptions, the queerness in it, and the importance put on stories and storytelling. I didn’t enjoy this one quite as much as the first one, but I still really enjoyed it and find myself liking it more the more I think about it, and I recommend picking it up! TW for death, blood and gore, animal attacks, animal cruelty, animal deaths, murder, cannibalism, cheating, confinement, sexual content, and violence🎧🐅🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Violence, Animal cruelty, Blood, Infidelity, Sexual content, Cannibalism, Murder, and Confinement