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Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Abandonment, War
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Violence
Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual violence
Minor: Racism
Every single one of these characters is so interesting and the way they interplay together with the politics of the clans is even more interesting. This was the kind of story I'm so glad was written for adults because the depth of the darkness and violence only added to the stakes of the story.
The magic system and the way the jade and its synthetic counterpart, shine, function is so fascinating and unique. There are hard limits to the power of jade and it makes the struggle for power all the more interesting. I also love how isolated this war is in the grander fantasy world created here. This is ultimately about power, honor, loyalty, and above all, family, and I ate up every second of it.
This book is worth every single ounce of hype it's been given.
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use
Moderate: Violence
This book really just blew me away. It's a family saga, and a gangster novel, and a story about a formerly isolated nation forced to confront the wider world and figure out how to live alongside it. The world (especially the advantages and drawbacks of jade magic and how that is integrated) is fascinating, and all of the characters feel like real people. This book is long but not a single word feels wasted - everything that comes up even once matters.
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Drug abuse, Gore, Xenophobia, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol
Minor: Ableism, Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Mass/school shootings, War, Classism
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Murder
Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault
Graphic: Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Torture, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gore, Violence, Blood
Minor: Sexual content
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence
Minor: Pedophilia
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, Sexual harassment
Moderate: Self harm, Sexism, Dementia, Death of parent
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Grief, Death of parent
Minor: War
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Violence