A Review On When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo

Cleric Chih takes on tigers as they tell the story of Ho Thi Thao and Dieu in order to save themself and Si-yu from being tiger food. When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain shows the strength of storytelling and how, even the stories can perhaps save yourself from death.

Cleric Chi must face tigers and tell the story of their relative, Ho Thi Thao in order to save themselves and their friends, but, making sure that they do not offend the tigers by telling the wrong story. In order to do so, they must carefully speak the right words, or else, they are dead.

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A Review On The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo

The tales of Rabbit as she descends into her life as the handmaiden of the Empress, In-Yo, journeying through the various stories that she brought to the young cleric, Chih, and his hoopoe, Almost Brilliant.

In The Empress of Salt and Fortune, we dive into Rabbit’s stories from a young age, filled will the hardship that she faced with the Empress In-Yo as her handmaiden. Each story within The Empress of Salt and Fortune is so different than I thought, especially when we got to learn more about Rabbit.

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