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Jade War by Fonda Lee

12 reviews

reddeddy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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: Murder, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Cultural appropriation, Grief, Confinement, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Trafficking, War, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Suicidal thoughts, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Body horror, Classism, Death, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Blood, Racism, Xenophobia, Abortion, Death of parent, Drug abuse, and Torture

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Homophobia, Misogyny, Ableism, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Genocide, Toxic relationship, Rape, Deportation, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, and Cursing

Minor: Animal death, Biphobia, Body shaming, Self harm, Bullying, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcoholism, Dysphoria, Mental illness, Outing, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Vomit, and Infertility

wayfaring_witch's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

I love the depth of the culture and traditions of the Green Bone Saga world.  I especially enjoyed exploring Kekanese, as well and first generation Kekanese in other countries. I also am impressed at Fonda's ability to make me care about people in a crime family dynamic. Looking forward to the next book in the se

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault, Abortion, and War

bubbly_lara's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

This was as good as Jade City. We follow the Kaul family even further in their efforts to secure No Peak's position in Kekon and are given much more POVs and insights than in the first book. Anden is now living abroad in Port Massy, Republic of Espenia, and we follow him and his endeavour to make a home for himself far away from the Green Bone culture, family and expectations he grew up in. There's so much happening at the same time while tensions are high and the stakes are as high as they can get. I cannot wait to see how the story concludes in Jade Legacy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, War, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Alcohol, Racial slurs, Violence, Blood, Cursing, Drug abuse, Grief, Racism, Sexism, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Abortion, Stalking, Pregnancy, and Vomit

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

amburrella's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Gun violence

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Sexual assault and Homophobia

bearystarry'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 think this was the perfect sequel to the first book.

Even though my favourite character died halfway through the first book

these characters are some of my favourites in everything I've ever read. Even when you're frustrated by them you love them. Shae's arc was Heartbreaking. I'm terrified (in the best way, if that's possible) to read the final book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Addiction, Gun violence, Drug abuse, Violence, Drug use, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Xenophobia, Sexual content, Colonisation, Blood, Alcohol, Murder, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Death of parent, Cursing, Excrement, Death, and Classism

Moderate: Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Self harm, Rape, Pedophilia, Cancer, Adult/minor relationship, Terminal illness, and War

unboxedjack's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Misogyny, and Racism

Minor: War, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Xenophobia

doodeedoda's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Sexual content, Murder, Violence, Xenophobia, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Suicide, Torture, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Racism, Rape, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, War, Abortion, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Homophobia

Minor: Infidelity, Addiction, Alcohol, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Vomit, Biphobia, and Blood

moonspire's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative 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? No

5.0

I'm starting this review by saying that Brother by Kodaline and Epiphany by Taylor Swift are songs written for the Kaul siblings (including Anden ofc). Listen to it and cry with me :((

One of the themes that deeply resonated to me in Jade War is the discourse about culture and how it thoroughly affects our national identity.

“Should we compromise our morals on account of foreign pressure?”

Having lived in a country that suffered decades of oppression and manipulation under foreign rule, it means so much to me that issues concerning foreign influence are a resonating theme in this book. Maintaining traditions and practices are significant to uphold the integrity of cultural identity, which in turn is representative of a country’s morals and characteristics. Jade War has effectively portrayed the resolve, strength, and conviction of the clans when it comes to protecting their own.

“We women claw for every inch we gain in this world….”

The character that mostly stood out to me was Kaul Maik Wen. I admire her passion, her empathy, her strength as a wife, mother, sister, and as a member of the No Peak Clan. Wen is the glue that binds them all together, without her the Kaul family would be in shambles–lost in their grief and consumed by their guilt.

I also admire Ayt Madashi whose resolve is so strong that nothing could break them, and who is willing to make sacrifices that she deems good for her clan and for her country.

I’m happy that Anden finally returned to Janloon and has found his calling. He has grown so much and evolved as a character. I cannot wait to see more of him in Jade Legacy.

Fonda Lee is so good at weaving stories about family, culture, and the unrelenting journey to self-discovery. I’ve rarely encountered a book that explores the turmoil of a family so well and articulately as The Green Bone Saga. Jade Legacy is now one of my most anticipated reads for this year.

P.S. I cried so much in this book, especially when Hilo showed Niko Lan’s jade.
P.P.S. What do I need to sacrifice to get a Jade Legacy Arc :(

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

Minor: Abortion and Sexual assault

heartbrekker's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Death, Gun violence, Murder, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Abortion, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Ableism and Animal death

jessticulates's review

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Sexual assault