The Bone Shard Daughter: The Drowning Empire Book One

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The problem is that the people are not happy to be docile and subdued anymore and the empire is rotting from the inside because of greed.

The ending of The Bone Shard Daughter definitely leaves the door open to more volumes set in this world. I won’t deny that I really felt it and the way the plot inched along, particularly in the beginning. She makes it look easy: the flow of the narrative is never broken and the different strands are brought together quite expertly. Arguably, Jovis is the central central character, as he gets the most page time, and Lin second, and then the rest. I also enjoyed the mini cliffhangers at the end of each chapter that made me want to continue jumping between the POVs to know what happens next!

I greatly appreciated that the author was able to create some elements that were very low stakes and pleasant while also choosing to not pull punches with some gut-wrenching deaths or concepts. Ranami is also involved in a group planning a rebellion against Palue’s father, so that creates some issues in their couple too. And I have to note - this world is certainly very classist, but thankfully and refreshingly is lacking misogyny and homophobia which are so often a given even in imaginary fantasy worlds. Small note: This was marketed to me as a book with a f/f relationship and a book similar to The Poppy War, and both of these made me even more excited to read it.

e. at 50% through, neither I nor my buddy readers were sure where the plot was heading), but if you make it through, you're rewarded with a very cool ending and the promise of more. The Bone Shard Daughter is an unmissable fantasy debut - a captivating tale of magic, revolution and mystery, where a young woman's sense of identity will make or break an empire. The books featured on this site are aimed primarily at readers aged 13 or above and therefore you must be 13 years or over to sign up to our newsletter.And the Emperor just needed to use a bit of logic to win the fateful confrontation — all he needed to do was to seriously - major spoiler! The constant changes between the first-person and third-person POV chapters enhanced the distinctive strength of the character’s voices. From the statuary to the clothing, I couldn’t believe that I missed this glaringly obvious component of the story!