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A review by lucybbookstuff
Jade City by Fonda Lee
adventurous
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Frick.
Okay. A lot of this was very slow. I know and appreciate that it was intentional, because this was all just setup for the main event. But it did make the reading experience somewhat arduous. Hence the half star off.
But everything else about it was absolutely incredible.
The worldbuilding especially was fabulous. She explained everything, from the magic, to international relations, to local history, to the religion, to the favorite sport. And none of it felt unnatural or ham-fisted. An absolute masterclass in worldbuilding and exposition.
I wouldn't say I'm attached to any of the characters just yet, but I'm very much interested in them, and they are well-rounded and feel very real. The same with the relationships between them.
I've never really been interested in mafia type stories, so, while I believed everyone saying this series rocks, I was a bit skeptical of whether it would work for me. It definitely was something new that I had to get used to, and I often struggled to understand what the point of it all is, it was done so well that it still hooked me.
I'm all in! I've heard that the series only goes up from here, so let's gooooo!!!
Okay. A lot of this was very slow. I know and appreciate that it was intentional, because this was all just setup for the main event. But it did make the reading experience somewhat arduous. Hence the half star off.
But everything else about it was absolutely incredible.
The worldbuilding especially was fabulous. She explained everything, from the magic, to international relations, to local history, to the religion, to the favorite sport. And none of it felt unnatural or ham-fisted. An absolute masterclass in worldbuilding and exposition.
I wouldn't say I'm attached to any of the characters just yet, but I'm very much interested in them, and they are well-rounded and feel very real. The same with the relationships between them.
I've never really been interested in mafia type stories, so, while I believed everyone saying this series rocks, I was a bit skeptical of whether it would work for me. It definitely was something new that I had to get used to, and I often struggled to understand what the point of it all is, it was done so well that it still hooked me.
I'm all in! I've heard that the series only goes up from here, so let's gooooo!!!