A review by _scvvter
His Black Tongue by Mitchell Lüthi

adventurous dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

I randomly picked up this Audiobook because it was free with Spotify Premium and it seemed interesting enough. The format of this is a little different. There is a main novella and then two short stories that could be connected to the novella (Don't take my word for it because I don't know for sure). The main linking factor is that all of these take place in Medieval Europe and had a lot of theme of religion and stuff. 

But one thing I do have to say is the Audiobook ATE DOWN. Like the narrators put their whole pussy into it, there is background noises and music (in the first two stories). The narrators put on an array of accents and they are all very talented. Cudos to Anna Caparo and Scott Miller.

Now let me talk about these stories individually

His Black Tongue:
The main novella of this story. I was invested throughout but I did have my issues with it. The main being that I kinda wished this was a full novel so I could get more invested into everything. Even in hightened moments where I should be worried, I didn't really care because I barely knew anyone in the main cast or even the town except one family. Also the twist with whatever the other nun name is being the devil/demon wasn't good imo. But on some positives, I think the twist that Margot was actually touched by god and not a demon was good and really got me while making sense. The final battle between Remy and The demon was wonderfully written. Overall it's pretty alright.


The Bone Fields:
I honestly don't know why but this is my favorite part of this. Like I was lost with the characters throughout a lot of it and got their names mixed up, but this story was pretty iconic. It did hook me with us going from kinda lame god-fearing people to Vickings. Like I was invested into all of them and their saftey from the start and really hoped for their survival.


The Knights of the Non-Euclidean Table:
This was my least favorite of all of them. I know little about the tales of Authur the knight, but I feel like people who are a fan would like it. The story did really lose me with some of the dialogue. I can't specifically point out which line it was, but it took me out for most of the rest of the story.


Overall, I say this was descent. This shows me that historical horror could be in my wheel house and that I want to check out more of it.

Final Score: 7/10
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