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A review by ninetalevixen
The Jade Setter of Janloon by Fonda Lee
3.5
Somewhere between 3.5 and 4, but I'll round up to offset my bias against the format and my disappointment that my library didn't have a print/ebook edition.
I kept putting this one off, renewing over and over without ever actually starting it, and I'm honestly not sure why — once I finally hit play, I was immediately reimmersed in Janloon, fascinated by an entirely new perspective and protagonist. I did predict a lot of the reveals, more due to consistent worldbuilding and solid foreshadowing rather than tiresome cliches, and of course theKaul, Maik, and Ayt cameos hit me in the feels. All in all this was a satisfying addition to the series.
Last but not least, shoutout to the narrator. Kishino has a lovely "regular" narrating voice as well as fantastic character voices: distinctive, appropriate to each character's personality, without being caricaturistic.Hilo and Lan were particularly charismatic, exactly how I imagine they'd sound. I think I finally understand why other people actively seek out audiobooks narrated by a specific person.
I kept putting this one off, renewing over and over without ever actually starting it, and I'm honestly not sure why — once I finally hit play, I was immediately reimmersed in Janloon, fascinated by an entirely new perspective and protagonist. I did predict a lot of the reveals, more due to consistent worldbuilding and solid foreshadowing rather than tiresome cliches, and of course the
Last but not least, shoutout to the narrator. Kishino has a lovely "regular" narrating voice as well as fantastic character voices: distinctive, appropriate to each character's personality, without being caricaturistic.