Into the Riverlands - Book Review

 

Into the Riverlands (The Singing Hills Cycle #3)

by Nghi Vo

What is it about:

Wandering cleric Chih of the Singing Hills travels to the riverlands to record tales of the notorious near-immortal martial artists who haunt the region. On the road to Betony Docks, they fall in with a pair of young women far from home, and an older couple who are more than they seem. As Chih runs headlong into an ancient feud, they find themselves far more entangled in the history of the riverlands than they ever expected to be.

Accompanied by Almost Brilliant, a talking bird with an indelible memory, Chih confronts old legends and new dangers alike as they learn that every story—beautiful, ugly, kind, or cruel—bears more than one face.

What did I think of it:

I love the first two books in this series, so you bet I preordered this one, especially after seeing the cover!

And this is another beautiful read. 

Where in the previous books Chih mostly gets told stories, here they are not only told stories, but are in the middle of their own. They also learn that one person's villain, can be another person's hero, and that details can change depending on who is telling the story.

All in all a wonderful read. I hope there will be many more books in this series.

Why should you read it:

It's a beautiful and engaging read.