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Book Title: Lies of Locke Lamora
Author: Scott Lynch
Genre: Low Fantasy
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Review:
Ocean’s Eleven + mafia politics set in Renaissance Italy/Venice.

I wouldn’t call this an easy read, because it wasn’t. I actually paused this for a few weeks because the pacing felt too slow for me, and the anticipation was making me agitated. Lol. I listened to the audiobook, and at first, the accent made it a little difficult to follow.

I picked it back up again this week, and while it still felt slow at times, butttt 😭😭, this book was hilarious. Locke is one arrogant, brilliant, sarcastic, witty, eccentric son of a b-. This man had a death mark by the age of eight. The Thiefmaker literally gave him away because he stole too much. 😭🤣

Scott Lynch’s worldbuilding is incredibly vivid, and the narrator, Michael Page, really brought the story to life. I’m not sure why, but reading this felt strangely nostalgic. It reminded me of the old children’s story collections I had, filled with tales like Hansel and Gretel, The Pied Piper, and Rumpelstiltskin. That’s the kind of atmosphere the worldbuilding gave me.

Just a heads up: the book includes “Interludes,” which are flashbacks to when Locke was still a boy, so there are essentially two timelines running throughout the story. I’m usually not a fan of flashbacks, especially since these happened after almost every chapter. But once I made peace with that, I was really able to enjoy the story. That's why it's just 4 stars. ✨

Book Title: The Poet Queen
Author: Shen Tao
Genre: Political Fantasy
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This is not a romantasy. Please don’t go into this expecting romance, because there really isn’t any (beyond what you might speculate).

A beautiful and heartbreaking standalone, with vivid storytelling and multi-layered characters. The prose is lovely, and it’s honestly an easy read.

A credit well spent. 🫣

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Series Title: Green Bone Saga
Author: Fonda Lee
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Book 1: Jade City ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Book 2: Jade War ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Book 3: Jade Legacy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Review:
An easy 6⭐️ for the whole series—wow.

I went into this expecting just a mafia story with a fantasy backdrop, but it turned out to be so much more. This series is about family, love, grief, independence, religion, faith, and forgiveness. There were moments when I found myself SOBBING quietly, because I know the next scene would be heartbreaking. What made it even more powerful was that it never felt like Fonda Lee was trying to force an emotional reaction from me. The writing was so matter-of-fact, like she's saying "it is what it is." Then I was sobbing. Lol.

What stood out to me most was how every character had their own moral compass. I didn’t always agree with their choices, but I understood them. They felt so human.....so real. Fonda Lee’s portrayal of these characters was absolutely spot on. Their character arcs were written so beautifully that I cried after finishing the series, just thinking about how much they had grown. Fonda Lee doesn’t coddle her characters—she lets them make mistakes, learn from them, and grow old.

The final book includes time leaps, so by the end, characters who began at 18 are already 35. But it was handled so well that it genuinely felt like I grew older with them.

People often talk about the “show, don’t tell” rule in writing, but this series balances both in a way that works incredible.

If I had to point out one weakness, it would be the prose. But even then, I didn't care even though I love a good prose.

And the character arcs for the women in this series were just 💯.

And also, I'm crying because Kaul Hiloshudon (May the Gods recognize him) is not real.

Also, on the short stories, Fonda Lee wrote, “I realized I’m not done yet with the Kauls, but I think they are done with me,” and I AM SOBBING AGAIN OVER AN AUTHOR'S NOTE, FOR GOODNESS SAKE.

Definitely my best series for 2026. And it's only April.

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