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A review by dreareads_
The Bone Shard Emperor by Andrea Stewart
3.0
UPDATE: wooops I changed my mind. 3 stars lol
4 ⭐️ because I love the characters and parts of this world are amazing.
3.5⭐️ because this book is full of plot holes and is clearly confused about the political message it is trying to send.
I’ll try to keep my thoughts brief but we’ll see.
The good:
1) Ranami and Phalue shine in this story. We see how strong and vulnerable are in different ways. They’re also the only characters that have some sense of a clear political perspective (and even then it is muddled)
2) PROTECT MEPHI AND THRANA AT ALL COSTS
3) The magic continues to be engaging, and the political maneuvering (despite it being extremely frustrating) was interesting.
4) Jovis and Lin are great
The Bad: SPOILERS
1) Confusing politics: this story began as an anti imperialistic in book one to now being like “Emperors are good because Lin is good”. This is further highlighted by the making of the shardless few (the fully anti imperial group) as self centered and extremists (even though we never SEE them being extreme). I wanted to scream the entire time.
2) Plot holes galore! No explanation for the memory drinking. Lin being Alanga even though she wasn’t born?? I do not understand. Ranami becoming so jaded she didn’t trust a fellow orphan came out of left field. Phalue’s dad having spies and collaborating with the shardless few?? What!? Why???
3) Regan was such a dumb addition whose turn was absolutely obvious and did nothing to add to the story.
4)GIO BEING AN ALANGA AND ALSO HAVING A SELFISH AGENDA MAKES NO SENSE AND IM ANGRY.
5) Nisong was an interesting character who’s turn made sense but was also rushed.
Honestly probably a 3 but I could never do that to Mephi
4 ⭐️ because I love the characters and parts of this world are amazing.
3.5⭐️ because this book is full of plot holes and is clearly confused about the political message it is trying to send.
I’ll try to keep my thoughts brief but we’ll see.
The good:
1) Ranami and Phalue shine in this story. We see how strong and vulnerable are in different ways. They’re also the only characters that have some sense of a clear political perspective (and even then it is muddled)
Spoiler
I want them to build their wonderful family with Ayesh2) PROTECT MEPHI AND THRANA AT ALL COSTS
Spoiler
and poor Lozhi too3) The magic continues to be engaging, and the political maneuvering (despite it being extremely frustrating) was interesting.
4) Jovis and Lin are great
The Bad: SPOILERS
1) Confusing politics: this story began as an anti imperialistic in book one to now being like “Emperors are good because Lin is good”. This is further highlighted by the making of the shardless few (the fully anti imperial group) as self centered and extremists (even though we never SEE them being extreme). I wanted to scream the entire time.
2) Plot holes galore! No explanation for the memory drinking. Lin being Alanga even though she wasn’t born?? I do not understand. Ranami becoming so jaded she didn’t trust a fellow orphan came out of left field. Phalue’s dad having spies and collaborating with the shardless few?? What!? Why???
3) Regan was such a dumb addition whose turn was absolutely obvious and did nothing to add to the story.
4)GIO BEING AN ALANGA AND ALSO HAVING A SELFISH AGENDA MAKES NO SENSE AND IM ANGRY.
5) Nisong was an interesting character who’s turn made sense but was also rushed.
Honestly probably a 3 but I could never do that to Mephi