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The Brides of High Hill
The Brides of High Hill | Nghi Vo
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Nghi Vo's Hugo Award-winning Singing Hills Cycle returns with a standalone gothic mystery that unfolds in the empire of Ahn. "A remarkable accomplishment of storytelling."NPR on The Empress of Salt and Fortune "Nghi Vo is one of the most original writers we have today."Taylor Jenkins Reid on Siren Queen The Cleric Chih accompanies a beautiful young bride to her wedding to the aging ruler of a crumbling estate situated at the crossroads of dead empires. The bride's party is welcomed with elaborate courtesies and extravagant banquets, but between the frightened servants and the cryptic warnings of the lord's mad son, they quickly realize that something is haunting the shadowed halls. As Chih and the bride-to-be explore empty rooms and desolate courtyards, they are drawn into the mystery of what became of Lord Guo's previous wives and the dark history of Do Cao itself. But as the wedding night draws to its close, Chih will learn at their peril that not all monsters are to be found in the shadows; some monsters hide in plain sight. The Singing Hills Cycle has been shortlisted for the Lambda Literary Award, the Locus Award, and the Ignyte Award, and has won the Crawford Award and the Hugo Award. The novellas are standalone stories linked by the Cleric Chih, and may be read in any order. The Empress of Salt and Fortune When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain Into the Riverlands Mammoths at the Gates The Brides of High Hill At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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GondorGirl
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Did I have plans tonight? Yes.

Did I cancel them the minute I got an eARC of the new Singing Hills novella? Also, yes.

Cheryl_Russell_BookNotes Priorities!👍🏻 36m
Aims42 Love this! Enjoy your evening reading 🤗 6m
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sebrittainclark
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4.5/5

Cleric Chih finds themself in the middle of a story instead of the one telling the stories. This novella had more of an element of horror than the others in the series as monsters reveal themselves and Chih begins to ask questions. It was a really good read, and I continue to love this series.

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sebrittainclark
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My theme for April is novellas and audiobooks, since I know once my baby arrives in the next week or two I won't have the time or focus for any other kind of reading.

#bookspin #doublebookspin #bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks

Crazeedi I love how you did your list 1mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Hope everything goes smoothly with the baby's arrival!!! So exciting!!! 1mo
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coffees
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Did I just get this? Yes. Did I just devour it? YES. In this book we're back on the road, but instead of listening to stories, this time we are living through one. I found this change really interesting. It def made it more exciting and the TENSION. I couldn't put this down! Very horror-esque. Now idk which is my fav, this one or book2! I am curious about the young Lord tho. Will that ever be expanded? Hehe

New shelf made for this called BRUHHH

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shanaqui
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It's one of those months where I'm thinking... mm, maybe I could go for a blackout? #BookSpinBingo

Anyway, I received a copy of The Brides of High Hill to review via Netgalley, and devoured it almost right away because I love Nghi Vo's work. I missed out on one thing in the story that was probably explained or implied, so I need to go back and take a peek at that again, but it all came together really well. If a bit gruesomely...

willaful Nice! Go for it! 4mo
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