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716a_m's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Blood, Violence, and Child abuse
Minor: War
jackiie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Kidnapping, War, Abandonment, Violence, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Grief, Suicide, and Torture
Minor: Vomit and Child abuse
risten's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Violence, War, Death, Death of parent, Abandonment, Torture, Genocide, Body horror, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Blood
chrisljm's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
I also felt like this had the potential to be an epic novel, and along with all the other things it had the potential for, it could’ve easily been done with a much longer length. I know Jade Fire Gold is an homage to xianxia novels, but I think making it only 400~ pages does it a huge disservice because it truly could’ve been extraordinary — so much more rich, captivating, and epic.
Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Murder, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Violence, War, Death, Grief, Torture, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Alcohol, Child death, Cursing, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, and Classism
Minor: Animal death and Vomit
robin_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Whoever said that this has Zutara vibes was absolutely right!
The pace is weird. At first it’s slow, then fast and then even faster. That threw me. Plus, the time skips and summaries of what was spoken about. I don’t like those.
The beginning of the romance felt a bit forced. I liked their dynamic before Tang Wei involved herself.
Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Blood
Moderate: Gaslighting, Child abuse, Death of parent, and War
Minor: Alcohol and Torture
doodeedoda's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Murder, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Violence, War, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Torture, Child death, and Infidelity
kbairbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Confinement, Grief, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Classism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Genocide, Self harm, Child death, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and War
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Eating disorder
Minor: Animal death
bookishflower's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
- I have to kill you trope
- elemental magic
- political intrigue
- slow burn romance
- heavily inspired by Chinese mythology
This book had beautiful writing with a rich influence of Chinese mythology, wlw and mlm rep, good world building and magic system, and importantly a balance of light and dark moments.
I do, however, think I would have enjoyed it even more if I went into it with the right expectations. I was recommended Jade Fire Gold as a book similar to Avatar the last Airbender if zutara was endgame, but I think it’s more accurately a book centred in politics and family trauma. The romance is more a slow-burn sub-plot- which I didn’t mind at all as I enjoy a keener focus on the fantasy world over romance- but was surprising based on my expectations going in.
Once I got my head around that, however, you definitely root for the characters- I personally loved Tang Wei and the cluelessness of the main characters when they are around each other- they are lovable and true to their characterisation throughout with good character development.
I believe the book would be perfect as a duology rather than a stand-alone to finish up
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Death, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Self harm, Blood, Emotional abuse, and Torture
Moderate: War
Minor: Animal death