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A review by spellbindingtomes
Jade Legacy by Fonda Lee
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴. 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘸𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘦𝘴.
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𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘒𝘦𝘬𝘰𝘯, 𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥. 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘉𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘯-𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘉𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴. 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵.
I'm honestly struggling to find the right words to convey my love for this trilogy. I went through the stages of grief with this book repeatedly, but I would read this series again without hesitation.
Jade Legacy is a heart-wrenching, emotional, gripping conclusion to the Green Bone Saga.
Much of my thoughts from Jade War can be carried over to this book but tenfold, so I won't repeat myself and I also don't want to spoil it for those who haven't read this series yet.
Fonda Lee is a masterfully cruel writer. I had to take long breaks in between chapters to process events, but even then I found myself going to sleep thinking about these characters.
I cried. I smiled. I cried some more. I got anxious and scared. I laughed. I hoped. I sobbed uncontrollably by the end.
𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘫𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴. 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘯, 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳.
Jade Legacy is a story about love, family, life, and death, but most of all it's about promise, hope, and legacy.
Though this book absolutely wrecked me, it was such a compelling finale. I am eternally grateful to Fonda Lee for writing this masterpiece and for bringing these characters into my life. If you read this trilogy, please let me know what you think!
𝘍𝘢𝘳 𝘥𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘦, 𝘒𝘢𝘶𝘭-𝘫𝘦𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘥𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘯 𝘕𝘰 𝘗𝘦𝘢𝘬.
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𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘒𝘦𝘬𝘰𝘯, 𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥. 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘉𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘯-𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘉𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴. 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵.
I'm honestly struggling to find the right words to convey my love for this trilogy. I went through the stages of grief with this book repeatedly, but I would read this series again without hesitation.
Jade Legacy is a heart-wrenching, emotional, gripping conclusion to the Green Bone Saga.
Much of my thoughts from Jade War can be carried over to this book but tenfold, so I won't repeat myself and I also don't want to spoil it for those who haven't read this series yet.
Fonda Lee is a masterfully cruel writer. I had to take long breaks in between chapters to process events, but even then I found myself going to sleep thinking about these characters.
I cried. I smiled. I cried some more. I got anxious and scared. I laughed. I hoped. I sobbed uncontrollably by the end.
𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘫𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴. 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘯, 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳.
Jade Legacy is a story about love, family, life, and death, but most of all it's about promise, hope, and legacy.
Though this book absolutely wrecked me, it was such a compelling finale. I am eternally grateful to Fonda Lee for writing this masterpiece and for bringing these characters into my life. If you read this trilogy, please let me know what you think!
𝘍𝘢𝘳 𝘥𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘦, 𝘒𝘢𝘶𝘭-𝘫𝘦𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘥𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘯 𝘕𝘰 𝘗𝘦𝘢𝘬.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Violence, Colonisation, War, Death, Gun violence, Death of parent, and Murder