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The Black Tides of Heaven by Neon Yang

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becksusername's review

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adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

3.75

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leanne_miron's review against another edition

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adventurous reflective 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

3.5

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breakery's review

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adventurous dark reflective fast-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? Yes

4.0

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fareehareads's review

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

4.5

This story follows twin children named Mokoya and Akeha who live in the Grand Monastery and grew up in an environment that left both of them isolated and mainly dependent on one another. They are able to communicate through a system called slackcraft where they hear each other's thoughts and at times feel each other's pain. As kids, neither of them are gendered and are referred to by they/them pronouns until the kids themselves decide on a gender and have a confirmation ceremony. A point of contention arrises between the siblings when Akeha decides to be confirmed as a girl and it drives a rift between her and her twin. In the Tensorate universe, prophecies are not taken lightly so when Akeha develops the skill for seeing prophecies, the pair attempt to band together and change the outcome, to no avail. When a third comes into their lives, Thennjay, it makes an even bigger rift between them and Mokoya gets confirmed as a boy, the first son of the Protectorate (a monarch figure and their mother) in many years.  The next half of the book follows Mokoya who flees from the monastic lifestyle and from his sister to find a path for himself and oppose a mother that is opressing a kingdom and the twins. I really enjoyed the twin dynamic in this book and the fluidity of gender and how it worked in this silkpunk universe. I can't wait to start on the rest of the series. Neon Yang has definitely become one of my favorite authors in fantasy. 
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originalsillyboy's review

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

2.25

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starship_olympus's review

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emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I could’ve spent 100 more years with this book. I think on a re-read I’ll give it 5 stars. I wish I had been able to read it in one sitting, the pacing is quick and the writing style is beautiful. It’s a book to be savored or devoured - as long as it is with love and with intention. 
I’m excited to read more of Neon Yang’s work!
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OKAY I JUST LOOKED UP NEON YANGS DISCOGRAPHY THERE ARE MORE OMG OMG OMG

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sara_littlebookdragon's review

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challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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lilmor's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.75

Couldn’t put it down. Yang writes with a deftness that reads so fluidly and leaves a reader clamoring for more without being sparse. 
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lain_darko's review

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adventurous emotional fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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kylieqrada's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

4.5 ⭐️s. This one took a sec to get into, just because the writing is so next level. But once I got on a roll with it, it really shone. Gorgeous world-building, amazing characters, interesting gender dynamics. I felt like the pacing was spot on with this one as well. Will definitely be picking up the next one. 


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