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5 primary booksThe Singing Hills Cycle is a 5-book series with 5 primary works first released in 2020 with contributions by Nghi Vo.
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How could I stop myself from reading this lovely novella..?? I know there's still time for the release but I just needed a bit of familiarity and being back in the world of Singing Hills was a joy and I'm so glad I got the arc of this book.
Our favorite cleric Chih is back at Singing Hills too and it was so nice to finally see their home through their eyes, even though it's dampened by the grief of losing their mentor and the threat of mammoths at their gates. Almost Brilliant also finally makes an appearance, now already a mother and even more authoritative than I remember. But what this lovely novella is ultimately about grief and loss - how losing someone important maybe inevitable but how we grieve them can be different, each person's grief can manifest in myriad unexpected ways but nothing is wrong with that, and it's the bonds we have built and shared that help us through the tough times.
This is a short and maybe bittersweet but also hopeful tale about losing, grieving and moving on, finding our ways through change, and cherishing the friendships and relationships we have built over the years - all told through the form of stories. It's a perfect addition to this amazing series, carrying forward its theme of how stories keep memories alive, and paving the way for our main characters' future adventures. I can only hope that the author will let us be a part of these future journeys too.
What I love about the previous books is the telling of the cleric Chi who travels the world to hunt down stories and knowledge. This one instead returns Chi to the Singing Hills, to home. I was looking forward to meet Almost Brilliant again, but the story, sadly, did not catch my attention.
For me it's a 2.5* but I want to round up for 3 in an acknowledgement that I think the right reader will absolutely adore it.
Really interesting examination of grief and how people change over time, I also really liked the commentary on memory and identity.
Not my favorite of these, but probably my second favorite after the first one.
7.5/10