Aunt Tigress

By Emily Yu-Xuan Qin

Book Overview

From debut author Emily Yu-Xuan Qin comes a snarky urban fantasy novel inspired by Chinese and First Nation mythology and bursting with wit, compelling characters, and LGBTQIA+ representation

Readers of Seanan McGuire, Ilona Andrews, and Ben Aaronovitch will devour this gory story--and the sweet-as-Canadian-maple-syrup sapphic romance at its monstrous heart

Tam hasn't eaten anyone in years.

She is now Mama's soft-spoken, vegan daughter--everything dangerous about her is cut out.

But when Tam's estranged Aunt Tigress is found murdered and skinned, Tam inherits an undead fox in a shoebox, and an ensemble of old enemies.

The demons, the ghosts, the gods running coffee shops by the river? Fine. The tentacled thing stalking Tam across the city? Absolutely not. And when Tam realizes the girl she's falling in love with might be yet another loose end from her past? That's just the brassy, beautiful cherry on top.

Because no matter how quietly she lives, Tam can't hide from her voracious upbringing, nor the suffering she caused. As she navigates romance, redemption, and the end of the world, she can't help but wonder...

Do monsters even deserve happy endings?

With worldbuilding inspired by Chinese folklore and the Siksik Nation in Canada, LGBTQIA+ representation, and a sapphic romance, Aunt Tigress is at once familiar and breathtakingly innovative.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0756419387
• ISBN13: 9780756419387
• Release Date: March 2025
• Publisher: Daw Books
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 5.6" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Amazing

I started this book off with low expectations. But after only a few pages I began to have a feeling that I was reading something truly special and different. The style of writing, characters, and world they inhabit all have a unique and energetic vibe to them. Though I can understand why this book has mixed reviews. Because all of the side stories did make it slow going. But they were a lot more interconnected with the main story then, say, the side stories in American Gods (which is no where near as good as Aunt Tigress) I particularly love Janet! She reminds me a lot of Ally from Kill Six Billion Demons (if you liked that comic you'll probably like this too) The twist at the end about what Aunt Tigress really is was perfect! In that I didn't see it coming at all, but it felt completely right. And it was very relatable to my own experience with becoming disillusioned with people I once looked up to. And even though it wasn't really a romance novel, the emotion still really hit when it came to Tam and Janet's relationship! All round: love love loved this book! As long as you like urban fantasy that is a bit slow and dence, rather than the typical action thriller kind, you should check this book out! I can't wait to see what Emily Yu-Xuan Qin writes next!