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Jade Legacy by Fonda Lee

16 reviews

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

wrackcity's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Murder, Gun violence, and Violence

Minor: Sexual harassment

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

btrz7's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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: Racism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Child death, Infidelity, Torture, Blood, Drug use, Death, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide, Alcohol, and Homophobia

_forestofpages's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring 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

Hands down the best fantasy trilogy I have ever read. I laughed, I sobbed, I freaked out. Fonda Lee is incredible in every way and I could not find a single flaw. This was the best and most painful but beautiful ending to this trilogy I could have hoped for.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Cursing, and Murder

Moderate: Torture, Racism, and Racial slurs