I love how Tashi’s genderfluidity was displayed. Tashi was so FIRM about what they needed and wanted, and it was so refreshing and I loved it. Having read all three of Julia’s books, I love and am amazed at how developed it is.ĪLSO (I can’t believe I nearly forgot this) I LOVED the talk about consent and ‘ownership’.

It was simple and, yet, so so so beautiful. Julia is a master at not only crafting a world that seems real, but also characters that will wiggle their way into your heart no matter how despicable they are. I immediately fell in love with Tashi, Pharo, Xian, and even old Ugyen. She included the information as apart of the story, and not something that needs to explain everything all at once to make sure someone understands the story. Julia would add small pieces of lore about the inhabitors or the setting, but they were never info-dumps. The idea of the inhabitors was really interesting, and I loved everything about them. The Tiger’s Watch was everything I was hoping for, with a genderfluid protagonist, found families, slowburn romance, and badass magic. And that’s not even going into Julia’s writing, which was beautiful. In absolutely no ways did this one disappoint. In fact, it blew me away. I have to admit that I had high expectations for this one ever since I heard about it, which was around the time that I had read Unicorn Tracks. I would like to thank Julia Ember and Harmony Ink Press for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.īe prepared for this review, because it’s basically just going to be a ton of gushing for the story and Julia. Why this book?: Julia Ember, and a genderfluid MC. When the invading Myeik army destroys the capital, Tashi and their friend Pharo flee to a monastery–that the enemy turns into a hospital. Tashi is an inhabitor, someone who’s life is bonded to an animal that allows them to see and act through that animal’s body.

Unicorn Tracks by Julia Ember