A review by kornwaiisms
Jade City by Fonda Lee

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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