Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Jade City by Fonda Lee

142 reviews

readcells's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and War

jg34's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

I have never heard anyone say a bad word about this series so I went in with high expectations. I was certainly impressed by the complex world the author created, but I fear I’m more of a character girlie than a plot girlie. I sort of feel neutral about everyone, which did make a certain

death

easier to handle tbh but I’d like to learn more! Gimme more emotions, more back story, more internal conflict!!

That being said the story was great, not as mind-blowing as I thought it would be but definitely a respectable 4/5 ⭐️ and I will be continuing on with the series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, and War

Moderate: Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content

fedoratheexplora's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, Abandonment, and War

Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, and Injury/Injury detail

strawberrybooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

4.75

I listened to the audiobook and was absolutely enraptured by this rich world. The author does an absolutely amazing job creating thrilling clan politics that have you considering the different perspectives of the characters and how their current circumstances have led them to making their choices. Each character is amazingly fleshed out. 
The only reason I’m knocking it down a star is sometimes felt like I was listening to a history textbook happening in real time, and just needed a liiiiitle more personalization. But I think that’s more personal taste. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Violence

Minor: Addiction, Drug use, Gun violence, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

thepoieszedlife's review against another edition

tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

iono's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Xenophobia, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, War, and Classism

Minor: Body horror, Cursing, Homophobia, Rape, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

kornwaiisms's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

5 stars for jade city !!!!!!!!! sorry im still recovering-

—i am obsessed with hilo. apologies. i know i should dislike him rn but i can't. he's a bitch and i want to beat him up but he's my bitch and i would do it in a sibling way. also, he's hot. i want him. i can take him. goodbye.

—shae is amazing i want more of her i want to see her thrive!!!! the potential!!!! she has so much to give!!

—lan i would do anything for you!!! I'm so sad

he died

but also that writing choice was phenomenal lowkey. or highkey. I'm obsessed with it. what would have happened

had he not died?

would things be worse or not? (well, maybe worse in a different way, because

hilo and shae running the clan will quite possibly be the end of it fr fjkdkdj

)

—anden!!! he's such a specific type of character and he grew to become another type of character? it makes so much sense. i want to see what he does next asap.

—wen my beloved, she was incredible. i need more of her urgently. i loved the maik brothers too. 

—drum roll,,,,, the sibling dynamics killed me. lan, hilo, shae, anden, all their separate combinations and all of them together (ouch) was literally everything i needed. im a sucker for complex sibling relationships and in this story?? im eating it up. that's it.

—bero was annoying. then he was despicable. but he has something, i can't deny it. 

:'))))))) ✌️👍✍️ i loved this book!! on to the next!!! read it if you like asian big cities with enemy clans fighting with martial arts, knives, guns, magical stones, politics, COMPLEX SIBLING RELATIONSHIPS, little romance, fully fleshed characters, lots of intrigue and suspense <33

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

nightaviations's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No

2.5

if i was interested in the characters and invested in their wellbeing i would have been able to care about the clan war. unfortunately, the characters i thought i would love did not get much time to shine. also the fatphobic descriptions sprinkled in there made me so uncomfortable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Misogyny, Violence, and Murder

sophiesometimesreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Turns out I'm a big fan of political intrigue because this was so interesting to me, despite a lot of it being rooted in the politics of the world and clan interactions. 

It was slower paced at the start than some fantasies but I loved getting to know the characters, which are arguably the strongest part of this book, as well as the world and magic system. As the book progresses, we get more action, but the core of this book is rooted in the politics of the world, so this may not be for everyone but it was for me.

A deep and complex world, a fleshed-out magic system and an interesting and real cast of characters. I cannot wait to dive into the rest of this series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Death of parent

Minor: Pedophilia

persephonefoxx's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Gun violence, Sexual content, Dementia, Grief, and War

Minor: Addiction, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Suicide, and Colonisation