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Нефритен град by Фонда Лий, Fonda Lee

96 reviews

fiasandia's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse

alouette's review against another edition

4.5

dark 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

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ouch! what a rollercoaster. i had a hard time getting into at first, confused by the rush of new terms and places in a city i obviously wasn't familiar with, but as the book went on the jade city, and by extension the entire intricate world that the book is set in, became easier to understand. seriously, once i got into it the worldbuilding was so immersive that i felt loath to leave. it was just so descriptive, allowing me to visualize every scene. the characters became easier to understand as well. they all have their flaws and intricacies, which could be equal parts frustrating and lovable- just like any real person.

the shock and anger i felt at lan-jen's death was quite visceral because of that.

also, i can't forget to mention that the action sequences were thrilling, keeping the book fast-paced, and the descriptions of the magic system were breathtaking. though i'll definitely need a break before diving into book 2, i'm excited to see where this high fantasy goes next. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol

Moderate: Animal death, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting

totallyshelfaware's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Easily a new favourite. Bold, unexpected writing choices, interesting character dynamics, love how grounded the world-building was. You’ve got this magic system that doesn’t conveniently solve all problems (and even goes so far as to cause major ones). Love that the conflict had constraints (impact on commerce, foreign relations, etc.) and it wasn’t just this glorified clan war. Can't wait to see how this escalates in the next book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Drug abuse, Suicide

victorianrogue's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent

Minor: Bullying, Homophobia, Racism, Rape, Stalking

patch's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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The characters and the tight, complex and very personal plot are what makes this novel so fantastic. I suffered with Hilo, Lan and Shae on every step of the way (while shouting at their decisions every other page). Their problems and inner struggles felt so, so real and devastating.

4 stars simply because I personally don't connect to politics in fiction all that well and struggled at times to stay focused.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence

Moderate: Homophobia

citymouse's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional tense medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Self harm, Violence

Moderate: Sexual content