A review by neixin
Into the Riverlands by Nghi Vo

5.0

nghi vo truly never misses for me!! i had such a blast reading this; i loved the travelers chih encounters and the dynamics between everyone, i loved seeing the way chih’s more active presence in the story impacted its structure, i, as always, loved the things nghi vo had to say about the act of storytelling, and—and i cannot stress this enough—i loved her take on a wuxia so much. her fight scenes are such a delight to read, and the way she incorporated the jianghu into anh’s already established political landscape was so clever. i really hope she decides to write more wuxia in the future because she’s just so damn good at it!

also the brief mention of mai? when i tell u i screamed <3