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Jade Legacy by Fonda Lee

7 reviews

whorriorr's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Addiction

Moderate: Cursing, Drug abuse, Violence, War, Drug use, Gun violence, and Xenophobia

Minor: Abortion, Rape, and Suicide

bookish_afrolatina's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

I can’t believe I finally finished this trilogy. It’s one that will definitely sit with me for a long time because I love books that make the reader question what it means to be a good or bad person. For about a week, I’ve lived inside this book and felt a roller coaster of emotions. The Kaul’s and all of the characters in these books are extremely flawed but Lee portrayed each person with such complexities, individuality, and empathy that I felt connected to them. I desperately want to see this trilogy as a film series or streaming show.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, War, Medical trauma, Murder, Medical content, Torture, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

Moderate: Suicide, Addiction, Confinement, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Alcoholism, Sexual content, and Drug abuse

Minor: Miscarriage, Death of parent, and Abortion

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

maira_h's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I feel like I have a lot to say about this book, about this series as a whole. In the end, I'm just speechless. I am profoundly impressed by this series. There's a difference between loving and being impressed by a piece of literature. Most of the time, it's always love for me. For this series, however, it's both. 

I can't remember the last I cried so hard– with snot and tissues and everything– while reading a book. I can't remember the last time I stayed up late to finish reading. Not gonna lie, this book and its characters will stay with me for a long, long time.

The plot and its execution was close to perfection. Every action had its consequences. Everything was deliberate. Not to mention, the world building was honestly incredible. To be able to create a universe that is similar to our urban world with its different countries and politics is impressive, honestly. The author's intelligence in business and politics shone bright throughout the book, in my opinion. And I want to watch her action scenes on a television screen someday. I don't know if an adaptation can do this series justice, though.

One thing I would have wanted is probably a much longer epilogue of some sort. I wanted more time with the characters, especially Niko and Jaya. To be honest, since the first page, it already felt like the beginning of the end. So, me asking to add more to this 700++ pages book is honestly pushing it. 😂

I honestly would love to discuss this book with someone. To just talk about the characters and their individual developments, mostly. Because the characters made this series. If we didn't have them, if we had an unmemorable cast of characters with just the plot and the politics, it would be extremely dull. 

Probably the best ending to a series I've read in a long, long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Suicide, Hate crime, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Racism, Violence, Drug use, and Death

Moderate: Sexual content, Blood, Cursing, War, and Xenophobia

Minor: Medical content and Addiction

doodeedoda's review

challenging 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Colonisation, Cursing, Death, Grief, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Blood, Classism, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Dementia, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Gore

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Homophobia, and Abortion

talonsontypewriters'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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Grief, Violence, Torture, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Gun violence, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

Moderate: Sexism, Racism, Xenophobia, Misogyny, Sexual content, Infidelity, Chronic illness, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Gore, and Child death

Minor: Homophobia, Miscarriage, Abortion, Rape, Sexual assault, Ableism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Animal death, and Pedophilia

elizamariereads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad 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

Fonda Lee has written some of the most unlikeable and flawed characters in this series... yet I love them all and take everything that happens to the Kaul family personally. The world that Lee created is so well fleshed out and unique and unlike anything, I've ever read. This finale was heartbreaking, infuriating, and exactly what it needed to be. Perfection! Basically, I'm a super fan of the Green Bone saga and truly think it will be my favorite series for years to come. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Addiction, Sexual content, and Xenophobia