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Jade City, by Fonda Lee

akelayuhl's review against another edition

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4.5

fantasy gangsters? sign me up. 

atksuper's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense

4.0

pretty good, the world building was great and I loved the dynamics between the siblings. Shae and Anden are great. Reading this felt like i was watching a tv show I loved all the different POVs. I’ve heard that the next 2 books are even better so hopefully that holds true!

hart155's review against another edition

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tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

hahibbard's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

I was pulled into the world and the story and was intrigued the whole book. There’s was more violence than I expected, but I still enjoyed the story overall 

srntp's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

ladyofbooks's review against another edition

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2.0

Please y'all don't hate on me but Jade City. Guys. I tried *eight times* with no success. I don't know if it's the writing or the characters but this is just not for me. I finally finished it today and I am not continuing the series. My apologies to the author but I just can't get into it. 2.5 ⭐.

tess_sierra's review against another edition

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5.0

a fantasy unlike anything i’ve reaaaad the emotions this family caused me !!! the action the politics the everything

idmiliris's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

isaacbayliss's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

budtling's review against another edition

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  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

I wasn't sure if I would enjoy this book. I've read a lot of reviews stating that they just couldn't care about the characters - for me it was the opposite. I was really intrigued by the stories, the multiple pov's. There was shock, disbelief, enjoyment, excitement - all of it! Can't wait to read the next one!