Lin: The resourceful and highly-intelligent heir-apparent to the throne of the Phoenix empire. She gradually comes to believe her father is unjustifiably harming the people of his empire, and is determined to gain the power to change things. In a starred review, Library Journal opines that "multiple points of view combine with vivid worldbuilding and well-rounded characters, as the ramifications of authority based in fear impact an entire country". [6] Awards [ edit ] Special thanks to my Patrons on Patreon for giving me extra support towards my passion for reading and reviewing! This book was not at all what I expected it to be, but I was not disappointed. Set in a world where animal-like constructs are brought to life with the destructive bone shard magic that drains the lives of the Empire’s citizens, it is an immersive story that becomes more and more chilling as it explores magic, memory, privilege, and, most of all, power.

a b c Lu, S. Qiouyi (2020-09-15). "Exploring Empire and Agency in The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart". Tor.com . Retrieved 2021-04-19. The Bone Shard Daughter was one of my favourite reads of 2020, so The Bone Shard Emperor was always going to be one of my most anticipated. If this sounds like a set-up to say I was disappointed, that’s because it kind of is. Aspects I loved about the first book somewhat fell flat here and, although it redeemed itself for me in the final 30%, ultimately I didn’t love this one. I liked it, and I’ll read the final book in the series, but I didn’t love it like I did the first. Sand is on Maila Isle, and she collects mangoes. She starts to question why she’s on the island, because she can’t remember getting there. A coward is not a man who feels fear. A coward is one who would volunteer others for the suffering he would not take on himself,”Stewart’s writing is absolutely lovely— so easily readable and gripping that it feels like sand slipping through your fingers, the feeling of slicing smoothly through water. I would definitely recommend this book to any readers who are seeking to dip their toes in adult fantasy but might be intimidated by the genre; the prose is beautiful not in a dense, flowery way but a simple, subtly captivating way.

The Bone Shard Emperor is a story set in a world which revels in the macabre, where a fight for survival and a hunt to uncover the truths of the past are done in hopes of building a better future. Stewart elevates her characters and world to new heights and leaves her readers with a heartstopping climax filled with war and chaos. I wasn't very attached to Phalue and Ranami before, but they grew on me here. Their married life is so cute and I also really like the new addition(s) to the family. En tercer y último lugar, el argumento. Tengo que admitir que me ha gustado y ha sido buena continuación en referencia a su anterior entrega. Sin embargo, si tengo que ponerle una pega es que no estoy del todo de acuerdo con ciertos giros. Una cosa no quita la otra.

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The way Andrea Stewart writes the chapters makes the story flow so well. The plot is still slow paced relative to the first novel but the ending was so explosive that it had me gasping. The way Stewart wraps up her books always manages to bump itself up my rating. Talk about the ending making the book. I wished I did remember. Was there a time when this man stroked my hair and kissed my forehead? Had he loved me before I’d forgotten, when I’d been whole and unbroken?