Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Jade Legacy by Fonda Lee

23 reviews

xghoulia's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Child death

Minor: Suicide

lindseyrenee's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Violence, Suicide, Sexual content, Infidelity, Gun violence, Drug use, Cursing, Death, and Child death

abby_can_read's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

5.0

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This book was amazing -- and I loved the entire series. The characters, the worldbuilding, the plot, the actions and the fight scenes, and all the emotions it made me feel. I love this series spanned over twenty years and showed a few different generations. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Suicide, Sexual content, Child death, and Gore

Minor: Homophobia, Miscarriage, Rape, and Death of parent

bubbly_lara's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

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

5.0

The conclusion the Fonda Lee's "Greenbone" saga left me staring in the air for a solit 15 min, not know what to do with myself now.
This was phenomenal. What I particularly liked about this, is the fact that we follow our main characters well into their late 50s, early 60s and how their attitudes towards the Kekonese clans, expanding business abroad and what thw best way forward is. There's absolutely heartbreaking parts that end up bringing balc good to the communities.
What stuck with me most, was that we ended the Trilogy like we began. One of the No Peak Greenbones meeting there relatives for Brunch at The Twice Lucky.
Just please go read the Trilogy. Of you're into political intrigues, politics, action packed fighting scenes and keep-you-on-the-edge-of-your-seat twists and turns, the entire Greenbone saga is for you.
Can we please get this adapted to a series?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Child death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Torture, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, War, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Pregnancy and Miscarriage

jenna_smuszkiewicz's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

This was a great last ending to the series. You get to see the clan war and the characters evolve over 20 years. It's weird to see the characters growing older. I really enjoyed the end with:

the hopeful note at the end with the new Pillars agreeing to put to blood feud behind them.

. Overall, this was a great series and a great way to end the series. It's just that something is missing from this series for me to bump it up to 5 stars. Still a totally worthwhile read though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Violence, Gun violence, Murder, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Grief, Child death, Mass/school shootings, War, Suicide, and Torture

Moderate: Religious bigotry

alexdicanio's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense

• 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

 This is by far one of the best series I have ever read. Absolutely incredible.

This is fantasy, but it's also more than that. There was so much political intrigue, family dynamics, war, grief, loss, love, and heartbreak. I cannot recommend this series enough. I don't want to say any more than that since I don't want to spoil it.

Please, please read this series. Check trigger warnings before.

I am very much looking forward to what Fonda Lee writes in the future 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Blood, Murder, Suicide, Cursing, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Violence

Moderate: Racism, Alcoholism, and Pregnancy

wordsofclover's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Violence

Moderate: Death and Child death

mari_the_cryptic's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-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

4.0

I have no words that aren't spoilers 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Physical abuse, Blood, Toxic relationship, Death, War, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Medical content

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Torture, Chronic illness, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Racism, and Sexual assault

Minor: Abortion, Alcohol, Deportation, Infidelity, Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, Cursing, Gaslighting, Grief, Car accident, Confinement, Infertility, Chronic illness, and Colonisation

jessiereads98's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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

5.0

Truly an epic. A fitting ending to the trilogy. Fonda Lee has done a masterful job bringing readers on this journey and wraps everything up here in a way that feels true to the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gore, Death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Grief, Medical content, Colonisation, Drug use, War, Xenophobia, and Child death

Minor: Alcohol, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Animal death, Classism, Death of parent, Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Pregnancy, Sexism, and Sexual harassment

cardanrry's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Blood, Child death, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Torture, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Medical content, Racism, Sexual content, and Suicide

Minor: Homophobia