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A review by brandondorf
Jade Shards by Fonda Lee
adventurous
informative
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
With a collection of stories I usually rank them first.
None of these stories are bad by any means. Im ranking them by what I enjoyed the most.
In 4th place was Granddaughter Cormorant. Shae is one of my favorite characters but this story was exactly how Fonda Lee describes after it was done, extra. For fun. To show that part of her life. In a way it's filler but not in a negative way.
3rd place was Better Than Jade. Romantasy haha. It was cute seeing Hilo and Wen falling in love. Even more fun seeing Kehn and Tar again though. This was heartwarming and fun.
2nd place was The Witch and Her Friend. This one fascinated me. It was a bit of a retcon but also fun to see that Ayt Mada had a weird connection to Emery Anden. Ure was an interesting character and I'm glad I got to see Anden's mom and what happened with her.
1st place was easily Not Only Blood. For one, I get to spend more time with Lan. If you know you know. Two, I think it was excellently handled how he got Anden adopted as a Kaul. It actually benefits his character so much in Jade Legacy.
Rating is hard.
Plot = .50 (purposefully there was really only 2 of them that had much.)
Characters = 1 (focused on excellent characters.)
Promise = 1 (it was exactly what she said it was.)
Engagement = .75 (last story bored me a bit.)
Efficiency = .50 (would have like more. Maybe something on Bero or Kehn Maik in school. Even Gont Asch)
Overall = 3.75/5
None of these stories are bad by any means. Im ranking them by what I enjoyed the most.
In 4th place was Granddaughter Cormorant. Shae is one of my favorite characters but this story was exactly how Fonda Lee describes after it was done, extra. For fun. To show that part of her life. In a way it's filler but not in a negative way.
3rd place was Better Than Jade. Romantasy haha. It was cute seeing Hilo and Wen falling in love. Even more fun seeing Kehn and Tar again though. This was heartwarming and fun.
2nd place was The Witch and Her Friend. This one fascinated me. It was a bit of a retcon but also fun to see that Ayt Mada had a weird connection to Emery Anden. Ure was an interesting character and I'm glad I got to see Anden's mom and what happened with her.
1st place was easily Not Only Blood. For one, I get to spend more time with Lan. If you know you know. Two, I think it was excellently handled how he got Anden adopted as a Kaul. It actually benefits his character so much in Jade Legacy.
Rating is hard.
Plot = .50 (purposefully there was really only 2 of them that had much.)
Characters = 1 (focused on excellent characters.)
Promise = 1 (it was exactly what she said it was.)
Engagement = .75 (last story bored me a bit.)
Efficiency = .50 (would have like more. Maybe something on Bero or Kehn Maik in school. Even Gont Asch)
Overall = 3.75/5