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A review by juliettecais
Jade Legacy by Fonda Lee
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
fast-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? It's complicated
5.0
Happy release day to Jade Legacy! It's literally 1.13 am as I am posting this right now so yes, I'm counting this as the release day.
I finished this about 3 weeks ago, and even as many time has passed, every now and then my mind will wander back to this book and the series in general.
I feel incredibly lucky to be introduced to this series on bookstagram and book twitter during my time as a reader. Nobody really cares about this, but even though I have known about this series since forever, me taking that one step further and reading Jade City last month and finding out that this series has become my entire life still makes me laugh till this day, because my life has not been the same since. I love love love this series and you can already imagine what my reaction was when I received the email that my request for an ARC got accepted.
I love Jade Legacy. I didn't know how on earth Fonda managed to make this world that I have known and grown to love even larger than the previous book. I love every single one of the main characters even when I don't want to, and the attachment I have on the Kauls just became intensely stronger in this one as well. One of my favorite thing about this book was that the plot relies heavily on family, and the Kauls' legacy (I mean... it's literally the title) and the way the plot surrounding this builds up until the end... man it blew me away. Jade War left me thinking on how the siblings would recover their relationship in this one and whether it will become worse or not, but of course I had underestimated them. Not only that, but I loved how much my boy Anden was involved in this book and the way his plot impacts so much of the story itself and also how we also get to see Hilo's kids as they grow up to be the Kauls.
Another favorite aspect of this book was how the clan grows into different industries and the politics that happened behind it. It was also really interesting to see how much the clan has changed and how these people are reacting towards the change. I think this book also touches on the humanity side more than the others, which I also really appreciate.
There was not a single moment where I was bored. Everytime I pick this book up, it was like I never left and I always end up having my heart beating fast when I closed it. This book invoked feelings that I didn't know existed in me and I was either happy, frustrated or in pain everytime I pick this book up.
I will not be talking about the ending because, well, it broke me. Like I already had a feeling that it was going to happen, but the execution of it and the impact of it... I cried until the last page because the whole event really shook me to the core. Also I think the ending showed how strong the Kaul's love for one another and the whole clan of No Peak in general, which was just satisfying to read in general because for me, that is really the heart of this whole series.
I think this series is one that I genuinely think deserve all the 5 stars I have given them. Thank you Fonda for creating this wonderful series, and as much as I was sad for the series to end, I cannot wait for whatever Fonda's going to create next.
Thank you Orbit and Netgalley for the e-arc
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so what am i supposed to do now.
rtc.
I finished this about 3 weeks ago, and even as many time has passed, every now and then my mind will wander back to this book and the series in general.
I feel incredibly lucky to be introduced to this series on bookstagram and book twitter during my time as a reader. Nobody really cares about this, but even though I have known about this series since forever, me taking that one step further and reading Jade City last month and finding out that this series has become my entire life still makes me laugh till this day, because my life has not been the same since. I love love love this series and you can already imagine what my reaction was when I received the email that my request for an ARC got accepted.
I love Jade Legacy. I didn't know how on earth Fonda managed to make this world that I have known and grown to love even larger than the previous book. I love every single one of the main characters even when I don't want to, and the attachment I have on the Kauls just became intensely stronger in this one as well. One of my favorite thing about this book was that the plot relies heavily on family, and the Kauls' legacy (I mean... it's literally the title) and the way the plot surrounding this builds up until the end... man it blew me away. Jade War left me thinking on how the siblings would recover their relationship in this one and whether it will become worse or not, but of course I had underestimated them. Not only that, but I loved how much my boy Anden was involved in this book and the way his plot impacts so much of the story itself and also how we also get to see Hilo's kids as they grow up to be the Kauls.
Another favorite aspect of this book was how the clan grows into different industries and the politics that happened behind it. It was also really interesting to see how much the clan has changed and how these people are reacting towards the change. I think this book also touches on the humanity side more than the others, which I also really appreciate.
There was not a single moment where I was bored. Everytime I pick this book up, it was like I never left and I always end up having my heart beating fast when I closed it. This book invoked feelings that I didn't know existed in me and I was either happy, frustrated or in pain everytime I pick this book up.
I will not be talking about the ending because, well, it broke me. Like I already had a feeling that it was going to happen, but the execution of it and the impact of it... I cried until the last page because the whole event really shook me to the core. Also I think the ending showed how strong the Kaul's love for one another and the whole clan of No Peak in general, which was just satisfying to read in general because for me, that is really the heart of this whole series.
I think this series is one that I genuinely think deserve all the 5 stars I have given them. Thank you Fonda for creating this wonderful series, and as much as I was sad for the series to end, I cannot wait for whatever Fonda's going to create next.
Thank you Orbit and Netgalley for the e-arc
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so what am i supposed to do now.
rtc.