So we can get a good look at every protagonist, their thoughts and feelings and why they act as they do. The chapters are written from different perspectives, usually the siblings of the Kaul family. The Green Bone Saga lives off its characters that are so incredibly complex. How well thought out everything was: the world, the plot and especially the characters. And it was absolutely fantastic, the way the fantasy elements were woven into the world, how political it was. This doesn’t really make sense but it just was that feeling of reading something familiar. The world building is so rich and there are so many similarities to actual world history, reading felt like knowing things while still not knowing things. The books read as if they were historical novels. And yes, I love these books very much and am both extremely excited and equally anxious about the third book. But whenever I love something a lot and talk about it I tend to ramble. Ok, I’ll try to put my thoughts into words that make actual sense. Jade War | Orbit | 590 pages | | TW: murder, drugs, strangulation, bomb, shooting, suicide, loss of loved one Jade City | Orbit | 560 pages | | fantasy / urban fantasy | TW: murder, blood, drugs, shooting, vomit, loss of loved one

When the simmering tension between the Kauls and their greatest rivals erupts into open violence in the streets, the outcome of this clan war will determine the fate of all Green Bones and the future of Kekon itself. The Green Bone clans of honorable jade-wearing warriors once protected the island from foreign invasion–but nowadays, in a bustling post-war metropolis full of fast cars and foreign money, Green Bone families like the Kauls are primarily involved in commerce, construction, and the everyday upkeep of the districts under their protection. It’s the only place in the world that produces rare magical jade, which grants those with the right training and heritage superhuman abilities.

The Kaul family is one of two crime syndicates that control the island of Kekon. Anyways, I’m so glad I picked it up because I found a new favourite series. Because believe me, some twitter people have taste. Everyone I follow on twitter seems to have read and loved Jade City and it sounded interesting, so of course I picked it up. Jade City and Jade War are the first two instalments of the Green Bone Saga by Fonda Lee, with Jade Legacy to follow in November.

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