A review by sup3r_xn0va_maya
Jade City by Fonda Lee

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

3.0

I wanted to like this book way more than I did and I just didn't. 
I wish I had read a review that said "this Godfather-esqe story", because then I would have been prepared for how politically based boring it was. This was 612 pages of politics, I read it all and the question still remains, "why should I care?". I don't know which side to root for because I just simply didn't care. 

I really enjoyed the magic system and the martial arts/hand to hand combat scenes that were described. 

I'm giving this 3 stars out of 5, I didn't really like it very much. 
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