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Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Terminal illness, Dementia, Gaslighting, Classism
Minor: Cursing, Mental illness
Graphic: Death, Sexual content
Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, Blood
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Death, Self harm, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail
I loved how the characters were flawed and made mistakes, horrible ones at times, but you’re still rooting for them and have your heart skipping beat for their success.
Really happy that I don’t need to wait to read the next parts!
Moderate: Death, Drug use, Violence, Grief, War
Minor: Bullying, Gun violence, Sexism, Sexual violence, Dementia
Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder
Moderate: Drug use
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail
at first i was a little scared to start a new fantasy series but i am so glad i got through the fear and started it! i was instantly hooked. it’s an asian inspired urban fantasy, so of course, i was going to enjoy the book.
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Misogyny, Violence, Murder, War
Minor: Dementia, Death of parent
- Warring mafia/mob families
- Political intrigue to the max
- Kung fu/martial arts inspired
- Complex lovable characters
- Multiple POV
I struggled in parts of this book because of the amount of political intrigue related to the clans/families was a lot and I'm not really interested in mafias in general. But those parts were also the typical sorts of things I figure you'd find in books about a mob family and being used as a kind of structure/base (I haven't read any others, so I personally don't have anything to compare it to besides The Sopranos). However the things that make this book unique, mainly the jade and THE CHARACTERS which are all so complex and interesting, were thoroughly enjoyable. I found myself towards the end really getting invested because I loved these characters so much.
Since this is the first book in a series it did feel like it was a lot of set up for the subsequent books, but I am interested to keep reading and see where things go from here.
Also I drew a lot of parallels between this book and The Poppy War, even though they are VERY different series. But interestingly the first books were published a year apart, so I wonder if Fonda Lee and R.F. Kuang have any similar influences.
3/5 🌶️ (there is explicit sex but it’s very sporadic)
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, War
Moderate: Addiction, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual content, Dementia
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Rape, Colonisation
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Gore, Dementia
Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, War