Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Jade Legacy by Fonda Lee

36 reviews

alicelalicon's review

adventurous emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Death, Blood, Gun violence, War, Murder, Violence, Suicide, Grief, Kidnapping, and Toxic relationship

rnbhargava's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing 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

5.0

This final book in the Green Bone Saga is quite the feather in the cap. It takes place across multiple decades, showing our characters age and come into their fates, making choices that put them at odds with each other, showing long time plans come to fruition and falter. I particularly like how this final instalment shows the begrudging respect between rival clan members and how military industrial complex and international governments impact Kekon. I can’t recommend this series enough 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Body horror, Bullying, Murder, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Trafficking, Violence, War, Homophobia, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Torture, Blood, Sexism, Chronic illness, Death, Xenophobia, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Toxic friendship, Classism, Confinement, Death of parent, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

This is a fantasy infused gang families rivalry epic. There is Jade withdrawal and overexposure in this fantasy series that’s depicted very much like drug detoxification. There is abundant violence with varying motivations and levels which include varying levels of abuse. Various societal prejudices also exist at points in the decades depicted across this final novel. I’m sure I probably forgot some things but be aware there are extreme swings regarding content. Be aware, that’s all.

praaliine's review

challenging emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

i have a lot more to say about this but i need to let my thoughts stew for a while before i can properly express myself. however, i will say this: this was a truly unique read. and looking back on everything, i think i get it now.

*added March 12*
after letting my thoughts stew for weeks i’m finally ready to review this properly. well, as properly as i can articulate myself right now because i wanna cry just remembering this book. this was wildly immersive and and unexpected new favourite of mine. the beginning of the series was pretty good but there were a lot of parts that i had to really power through, but from jade war, the payoff starts almost  immediately. and then this. this saga was incredibly masterful, like i had to just sit back and really look over the whole picture and oh my gosh, wow. the overarching plot was a movie, every end was so neatly tied up throughout that it left no room for plot holes or confusion. this story had not only social and political intrigue but history and lore about Kekon, jade, and green bone warriors. the world building…oh my gosh, THE WORLD BUILDING. even minuscule details like the names of car models were so well thought out. 

the characterization is truly unique, these characters were so realistic and felt so alive to me, their emotions and pain were all so raw and did i mention how alive they felt to me? every character (whether they appeared just once or on every page) had a distinct role that had to be played to drive the story forward. there were several moments where seemingly insignificant thoughts and actions of these characters changed the entire trajectory of LIVES. the characters also grew and developed physically and psychologically, i’m talking GENERATIONS of growth and change. plus family was at the core of this story, i’m such a sucker for found family so you can imagine what a story about biological family would do to me. and i believe it’s because of this very reason that it hurt so bad when some of these characters died, devastating i tell you. this was my first taste of urban fantasy and this story was an interesting blend of older/historical things (objects and practices) and modernity, for example how moon blades (which if i’m not mistaken, resemble katanas in some way) exist alongside firearms and are often used interchangeably. 

the greenbone saga ripped some guttural and ugly sobs from my chest, it had me smiling, screaming, and sometimes having a whole argument with the the words on the page. definitely deserving of every literary award. shoutout to my twitter girlies for forcing this one down my throat (you know who you are).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Cursing, Gun violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual content, Suicide, and Torture

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

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

carla20's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

i demand emotional reparations from Fonda Lee. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Blood, Drug use, Death of parent, Violence, War, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Death, and Infidelity

Minor: Suicide and Sexual content

risaleel'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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Classism, Torture, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Violence, and War

Moderate: Drug use, Blood, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, and Alcohol

Minor: Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide

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

whorriorr's review

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

booksthatburn's review

The stress of my own TBI is still too recent for me to be okay reading about one right now. I will try this again later.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Torture, Ableism, Infidelity, and Cursing

Minor: Sexual content