Reviews

Yeşim Şehri by Fonda Lee

bookgrrrlsclub's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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

5.0

the world building of this story is SO RICH!!!! it’s so lived in and truly one of the most amazing qualities of this book. the characters are fully fleshed out and the fight scenes make me feel like i’m watching a movie. truly well done

hsaven's review against another edition

5.0

4.5

kwmcm25's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

issianne's review against another edition

4.0

This one was not easy to get through. There were a couple times when I wanted to DNF, but I pushed through and I'm glad I did. The characters and their motives filled out more as the story went, and the world and magic made more sense when the story got its bearings. I definitely had high hopes for this one and was slightly disappointed, but I also realize I'm not exactly the biggest politically-driven book reader. Once I finally understood the politics and inner-workings of this world, I enjoyed myself a lot more. There was a plot twist in this that I 1000000% did not see coming and I was shook. In my book, that definitely adds points.

krumanda's review against another edition

3.0

By rights, this should be a 4-star review. I hold back because it is dark, violent, the characters are not all experiencing happy endings lol my reviews are personal preference, not necessarily a reflection of quality. This book was so well done.

chasecain's review against another edition

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

4.5

readhumanbean's review against another edition

5.0

My first time reading proper modern fantasy. Engaging with this genre, at the end of the day and 500 pages later, boils down to if it’s your flavor of dork shit.

For the fantasy-dubious, I highly recommend finding a book series that got a development look at Peacock before stalling out.

btaylorg's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

kylotren's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

archaeolaird's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75