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Title: The Empress of Salt and FortuneAuthor: Nghi Vo
Published: 2020
Language: English
Pages: 112
Rating: 3/5
Summary:
Set in a magical land, in a house by a lake, a cleric meets an older woman who tells her the story of when she was the handmaiden of The Empress.
Review:
This was a quick read and I quite enjoyed it!
There are a lot of things I liked about this little book; the fairytale-esque feel of it was wonderful, the setting was great and I really liked meeting the characters and hearing the story of the empress. I think there are several interesting themes brought up throughout the story. It's a magical little novella.
With it being so short though, we don't really get to know the characters that well, or the world. There were some things I didn't really understand and were left unexplained, and I kind of just wanted more from it. If this had been a full novel though, I'm sure I would've absolutely adored it.
Still an interesting and lovely fantasy novella though, filled with magic, so I'd say it's worth the read. I'm also pretty sure this is the first book in a series too, so I'll definitely be reading the next one when it comes out.
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