Reviews tagging 'Mass/school shootings'

Jade Legacy by Fonda Lee

3 reviews

shortstackz'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

The clan is my blood and the pillar is it's master. A beautiful conclusion to the green bone saga, I have loved following the Kaul family across this decades long story and seeing how family dynamics and country politics can change over generations. 

Fonda Lee did an excellent job of leaving just enough breadcrumbs to believe the choices, but really decided that all is fair in jade and clan war. Often times I find endings to be pretty neutral, this is one that I think wrapped up beautifully. 

Kaul Hiloshudon is my pillar.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, War, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Suicide, Gun violence, and Hate crime

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

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