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Brittney McCann

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Blood of Empire

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 12-29-23

New favorite book series. Fantastic world building and characters. All three books are excellently written.

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2 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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2 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 09-18-23

So I’m a fan of ACoTaR, and I’d heard that this one was amazing, however I thought this book had a horrible beginning. It’s slow, and the dialogue sounds like every character wants to be an edge lord, with way too much cursing what felt like every other sentence. I feel like there’s some plot conveniences, and the pacing was a bit off to me towards the end.

The book does improve a bit about half through, but I was still overall disappointed, cause it read like a first draft.

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Excellent characters and story

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 10-26-22

I love the characters. Their like warm cups of hot chocolate. The story has excellent tension and steady building.

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My take on book 3

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 06-29-22

I personally didn't enjoy this one on the same level I did book 1 or 2. That's not to say, it's not a good read, I just felt compared to it's first two installments, that Jade Legacy comes across as too slow in a lot of parts. I didn't care for the time skips all that much because sometimes it felt like it would build tension for a particular plot point, only to kill it with the time skip. I also didn't find the next generation of the Khal family as compelling, but I think I'm a little bias, since you get to spend so much time with their parents in books 1 and 2. The writing style itself is still great, I love the descriptions and Fonda Lee's voice. I love the setting and the world building, just didn't care for the pacing.

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A Darker Shade of Magic Audiobook By V. E. Schwab cover art

If you like Howl's Moving Castle, you'll like it.

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 10-27-21

This is fantastic! I love everything about it. I loved the vaguely steampunk- (ish)/1910s sort of world. I love the main characters. The magic system leaves you with questions in the best way, and gives you just enough to pull you to the next chapter. I loved the narration, which in my opinion is better than the narration of the second book.

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Fans of the show Vikings, will love!

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4 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 10-27-21

I really haven't read a ton of single novellas, so this was a first for me with this book. I liked the main character, because I am always in the mood for a battle tested leading lady. I like the idea of the romance, but it just wasn't for me personally? It seemed a little forced at times as far as chemistry between the main girl and guy, but it hardly ruins anything. I enjoyed the easy to understand village vs village drama that's driving the plot forward. I liked the battle scenes over all, but there could have been more of them. Beautifully written and excellent narration by Khristine Hvam.

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Excellent, family driven plot

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 10-27-21

This book has become one of my favorites. I love the detail specific to martial training that you really only appreciate if you've done a martial arts class of some kind, like Fonda Lee has. If you like samurai culture/history, you'll love the fight scenes and the magic system.

The main three siblings have a wonderfully reliable dynamic among them which becomes more an more complicated and flushed out as you go into book two.
One brother is thrust into a position he didn't want, while the other is forced to deal with the situation he has to the best of his ability. Meanwhile, their sister is a great exercise in "trying to find your place in the world" arch, which I think is super believable and realistic. Lee is great at hitting the nuances of being a woman in a man's world, without making it feel overly idealized or undervalued.

As someone raised in western culture, this book/series feels so fresh with it's obviously eastern perspective. It's so refreshing to see a non-European fantasy world that's so flushed out. The magic system is easy to understand, yet unique. The world the characters live in feels so real and vibrant. I love how simple the magic system is, yet the effects of it on the world is so wonderfully complex. Lee does a fantastic job of not breaking the rules she sets up in the world, once established. Truly, an entertaining read.

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Awesome 2nd book

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 10-01-21

The only thing that was eh, was how slow this one felt in the middle but the pay off was worth it. Lee has a great talent for building the tension of power politics. If you liked Jade City, this is a great sequel.

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