Hello everyone!!
Today we are reviewing The Tangleroot Palace by Marjorie Liu which is a collection of short stories with a novella at the end. It was published by Tachyon Publications on June 15th 2021.
Disclaimer: I was lucky enough to receive an eARC of this book from Netgalley and the publisher. All opinions are my own.
This was the first time I read anything from Marjorie Liu and I really enjoyed her writing style. I really liked the stories as well, some of them more than others. I liked that almost all the stories had strong female protagonists , who were resourceful.
The stories were magical and haunting at the same time, with beautiful world building and from the majority of them I wanted more.
My favourites were The Tangleroot Palace, The Briar and the Rose & Where the heart lies.
My least favourite was The Last Dignity of Man.
Rating: 4 Stars
Synopsis from Goodreads:
New York Times bestseller and Hugo, British Fantasy, Romantic Times, and Eisner award-winning author of the graphic novel, Monstress, Marjorie Liu leads you deep into the heart of the tangled woods. In her long-awaited debut story collection, dark, lush, and spellbinding short fiction you will find unexpected detours, dangerous magic, and even more dangerous women.
Briar, bodyguard for a body-stealing sorceress, discovers her love for Rose, whose true soul emerges only once a week. An apprentice witch seeks her freedom through betrayal, the bones of the innocent, and a meticulously-plotted spell. In a world powered by crystal skulls, a warrior returns to save China from invasion by her jealous ex. A princess runs away from an arranged marriage, finding family in a strange troupe of traveling actors at the border of the kingdom’s deep, dark woods.
Concluding with a gorgeous full-length novella, Marjorie Liu’s first short fiction collection is an unflinching sojourn into her thorny tales of love, revenge, and new beginnings.
See you in the next post and don't forget to keep reading!!!
Athina
