The Poet Empress
Reddit take
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Pros
- Just started this one, pretty enjoyable at about 33%. Best thing I can say so far is I like the "softer" magic of poetry. Literomancy is a great concept
- Big second for The Poet Empress being quite good
- It’s not a perfect book, but it’s excellent. If you’re looking for a tense and bingeable story that pointedly interrogates the quick redemption arc, The Poet Empress is a fantastic choice. ... I found it absolutely terrific.
- The Poet Empress by Nghi Vo.
- Parent context: The poet empress Reply: second this!! honestly trying my hardest to read my TBR books when all i want to do is reread this series. finished it in february and still thinking about it. it’s such a good one!
Cons
- Maybe I’m just a hater but I thought The Poet Empress was bad. The characters are one note, the politics are bland, and the author has a huge ‘telling not showing’ problem.
Sentiment
14 positive (93%) · 0 mixed (0%) · 1 negative (7%)
Trust + time weighted score: +88% · raw score 87%
What redditors said (10 of 15)
Just started this one, pretty enjoyable at about 33%. Best thing I can say so far is I like the "softer" magic of poetry. Literomancy is a great concept
Big second for The Poet Empress being quite good
It’s not a perfect book, but it’s excellent. If you’re looking for a tense and bingeable story that pointedly interrogates the quick redemption arc, The Poet Empress is a fantastic choice. ... I found it absolutely terrific.
The Poet Empress by Nghi Vo.
Parent context: The poet empress Reply: second this!! honestly trying my hardest to read my TBR books when all i want to do is reread this series. finished it in february and still thinking about it. it’s such a good one!
God, the Poet Empress is SUCH a great debut. I literally read it, then went to go get a nice hardback copy as soon as I finished it. It takes a LOT for me to do something like that.
Gonna be hard to beat The Poet Empress for my favorite debut of the year but I’ll give it a shot.
Maybe I’m just a hater but I thought The Poet Empress was bad. The characters are one note, the politics are bland, and the author has a huge ‘telling not showing’ problem.
A girl becomes a concubine to a cruel prince to help her starving family. Dark fantasy with excellent worldbuilding and character writing.
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