A review by vtuber
The Black Tides of Heaven by Neon Yang

adventurous sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

this is a really good novella. i love the worldbuilding of this universe and i love how gender is seen and discussed in this world.

though this story centers a set of twins, the whole thing is from akeha's perspective. luckily akeha is also undoubtedly the most interesting character of this whole novella

the action scenes are actually a little gory. was not expecting that for some reason

my only issue with this is that i was a little confused by the ending, which i'll explain below:
didnt akeha have to die for mokoya to live? i thought that was supposed to be the implied thing but they're both fine in the end. like im happy but slightly lost. did i miss like a whole page or something?? 4 stars because everything else here was really good.