The Brides of High Hill

i hope this series goes on forever. it's a spoiler, but (view spoiler)[fox girls (hide spoiler)] are so in right now! this is the third new release i've read about them this year, and i'm not mad. they're cool as hell. this didn't feel at all like an installment of this series, which is normally slow, storytelling-centered, and the......more

3.5 Stars Well, that certainly took a very unexpected turn! As per the blurb our beloved cleric Chih finds themselves accompanying a would-be bride to meet her potential husband to engage in a 3 day event of negotiations and hopefully, celebration. However, suspicious event after suspicious event mak......more

Another banger in this amazing series - I think this officially makes SHC one of my all time favs series. Very proud that I guessed the trajectory based on my knowledge of the regional mythology inspo - my Asian mythological literacy is growing!......more

God I love this series! The Brides of High Hill has a gothic horror flavor to it that I quite enjoyed. Cleric Chih is accompanying a young bride to the home of her much older husband-to-be, but there are dark secrets hiding at his estate... This was excellent and a major tonal shift from the last nov......more

This was delightfully mysterious and dark-humoured, which kinda makes me regret not having read this in July when my sister is gonna get married. Because the premise of this installment is cleric Chih accompanying a young bride to her potential future husband. However, not only is the guy significant......more