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A review by marippe
Jade City by Fonda Lee
4.5
"Family was duty. Blood was destiny. And jade was the key to it all."
The world building in this was fun, I felt like I could really imagine the world that's so dedicated to jade! It does feel a little slow to start with but it transitions to action very nicely.
The range of characters is nice, they all felt different and you can understand why each character thinks the way they do. It can be hard to track all the characters so having a list in front of you is a good idea lmao. I like there was a lean into the emotions of war but I wish I felt more connected/emotional. I did like it though, it was a nice start.
I particularly like Bero's thought processwhen he "killed" Lan and received no recognition for it.
I've heard it just gets better in the next few books so I'm excited to contnue!
The world building in this was fun, I felt like I could really imagine the world that's so dedicated to jade! It does feel a little slow to start with but it transitions to action very nicely.
The range of characters is nice, they all felt different and you can understand why each character thinks the way they do. It can be hard to track all the characters so having a list in front of you is a good idea lmao. I like there was a lean into the emotions of war but I wish I felt more connected/emotional. I did like it though, it was a nice start.
I particularly like Bero's thought process
I've heard it just gets better in the next few books so I'm excited to contnue!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Death of parent, War, Violence, Sexual content, and Murder