![]() The Gatsby-related details and hints of magic will keep readers spellbound from start to finish. The plot unravels tantalizingly slowly, and Vo’s immersive prose never ceases to captivate. Vo balances the increasingly entangled lives of Jordan and her friends with flashbacks to Jordan and Daisy’s childhood and teen years. The unnerving Gatsby asks Jordan to put in a good word for him with Nick, Daisy’s reeling from Gatsby’s reemergence in her life, and Jordan is developing unwelcome romantic affections of her own. When Daisy sets Jordan up with her cousin, Nick Carraway, Jordan takes little notice of him until Jay Gatsby sets his eyes on Nick as well. Now, Daisy is settled with Tom Buchanan while Jordan navigates New York City’s social scene as an accepted outsider, kept at arm’s length for her Vietnamese heritage. ![]() ![]() Jorden and Daisy Fay became friends when they were children. Born in Illinois, she now lives on the shores of Lake Michigan. ![]() In Vo’s version, magic is as regular as Jay Gatsby’s soirees, prohibition bans covered demon blood as well as alcohol, and star golfer Jordan Baker can turn cut paper into enchantments. Book 2 When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo 4.21 11,867 Ratings 2,073 Reviews published 2020 17 editions The cleric Chih finds themself and their companion Want to Read Rate it: Book 3 Into the Riverlands by Nghi Vo 4. NGHI VO is the author of the novels Siren Queen and The Chosen and the Beautiful, as well as the acclaimed novellas When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain and The Empress of Salt and Fortune, a Locus and Ignyte Award finalist and the winner of the Crawford Award and the Hugo Award. Vo’s extraordinary full-length debut (after the novella When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain) draws readers into a fantastical reimagining of the world of The Great Gatsby. ![]()
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