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A review by olivyre
Jade Legacy by Fonda Lee
adventurous
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
5.0
Spoilers!
I cried my heart out at the second-to-last chapter. This series was incredible - I’d have read many more of these books if they were to exist. The character growth was amazing. It was so well written. I think I have a new favourite series. Or at least extremely high up there.
Moments I loved: Shae and Mada in the temple after the bombing; the whole Tar arc; the side activities of Ru and Jaya; Shae and Wen’s kidnapping; others that I’m too stunned to think of right now.
I would have liked Bero to get his recompense though. I guess it was meant to show that he was worthless to the Green Bones despite his lifetime spent hating and undermining them.
The whole series ended with the old dishwasher for the Twice Lucky driving Anden to dinner - the same dishwasher (Sampa) that opened the series as Bero’s coconspirator. His name isn’t mentioned in Jade Legacy, so it’s easily missed, but it was such a satisfying way to tie everything up.
‘’It would be a mercy to cut your throat, Ayt-jen,’ she hissed, ‘and spare you from being the Pillar at this awful time when you’re most needed.’’
I cried my heart out at the second-to-last chapter. This series was incredible - I’d have read many more of these books if they were to exist. The character growth was amazing. It was so well written. I think I have a new favourite series. Or at least extremely high up there.
Moments I loved: Shae and Mada in the temple after the bombing; the whole Tar arc; the side activities of Ru and Jaya; Shae and Wen’s kidnapping; others that I’m too stunned to think of right now.
I would have liked Bero to get his recompense though. I guess it was meant to show that he was worthless to the Green Bones despite his lifetime spent hating and undermining them.
The whole series ended with the old dishwasher for the Twice Lucky driving Anden to dinner - the same dishwasher (Sampa) that opened the series as Bero’s coconspirator. His name isn’t mentioned in Jade Legacy, so it’s easily missed, but it was such a satisfying way to tie everything up.
‘’It would be a mercy to cut your throat, Ayt-jen,’ she hissed, ‘and spare you from being the Pillar at this awful time when you’re most needed.’’