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A review by aloeverra
The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
This was a fantastic island fantasy with plenty of mysteries to solve, a long gone civilization, and a dark magic system. We have 4 primary perspectives and 1 smaller one, all were very unique in culture, station, and personality. Despite the differences I found myself enjoying each perspective in different ways. I felt all the characters were loveable, even the ones that came across as more self serving since we get to see into the thoughts of each person. This helped understand some of the motivations behind selfish choices, and you can see the characters wrestle with their decisions.
The magic is defined, and becomes clearer the more pages you get through. The pacing of information for how it worked was well developed for me. The magic cost is sad and certainly takes a toll on the population which is why I'd label the system as a dark magic.
I listened to the audio form of this through audible and loved the different readers involved in the telling. They did fantastic putting in emotion, pauses and tones to the characters. I'm sad I didn't have a map though, because some of the locations and layout of the setting left me a little confused. I ended up needing to search online for images to help.
The book does a great job wrapping up enough lose ends to feel like a satisfying conclusion, while still allowing for excitement to dive into the sequel.
No harsh language or explicit content for those looking for or avoiding that type of thing.
The magic is defined, and becomes clearer the more pages you get through. The pacing of information for how it worked was well developed for me. The magic cost is sad and certainly takes a toll on the population which is why I'd label the system as a dark magic.
I listened to the audio form of this through audible and loved the different readers involved in the telling. They did fantastic putting in emotion, pauses and tones to the characters. I'm sad I didn't have a map though, because some of the locations and layout of the setting left me a little confused. I ended up needing to search online for images to help.
The book does a great job wrapping up enough lose ends to feel like a satisfying conclusion, while still allowing for excitement to dive into the sequel.
No harsh language or explicit content for those looking for or avoiding that type of thing.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Child death