A review by theinkwyrm
Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik

adventurous slow-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

3.5

Fairly different in pacing from the first book, but not in such a way that I didn’t enjoy it. I feel like the blurb on the back of the book isn’t very accurate since 2/3 of the book is basically a description of their voyage to China via boat instead of actually taking place in China, which is what I had been looking forward to since it would mean more world building. Instead, this book was mainly focused on politics (which I’m not super interested in) with a little bit of action in the last third of the book. I still enjoyed it, but I’m afraid this has fallen prey to second book syndrome. I’m also not very sure what the third book will be about, since the end kind of left off with a vague indication of what to expect but not in the cliffhanger kind of way I would expect.
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