The Brides of High Hill (The Singing Hills Cycle #5) by Nghi Vo

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The Cleric Chih accompanies a beautiful young bride to her wedding to the aging ruler of a crumbling estate situated at the crossroads of dead empires. The bride's party is welcomed with elaborate courtesies and extravagant banquets, but between the frightened servants and the cryptic warnings of the lord's mad son, they quickly realize that something is haunting the shadowed halls.

As Chih and the bride-to-be explore empty rooms and desolate courtyards, they are drawn into the mystery of what became of Lord Guo's previous wives and the dark history of Do Cao itself. But as the wedding night draws to its close, Chih will learn at their peril that not all monsters are to be found in the shadows; some monsters hide in plain sight.

The Singing Hills Cycle has been shortlisted for the Lambda Literary Award, the Locus Award, and the Ignyte Award, and has won the Crawford Award and the Hugo Award.

The novellas are standalone stories linked by the Cleric Chih, and may be read in any order.
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First line:
Cleric Thien was telling them that it always started with a story.
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Source:
ebook from Libby
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Rating:
4.25 stars out of 5
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The first three Singing Hills are about Cleric Chih being told stories. In this novella, Chih is living the story. This book is more tense and mysterious than previous and towards the end, felt a little like a horror novella. I loved the ending and how everything came together. I can't wait to read Cleric Chih and Almost Brilliant's next adventure!



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