MixedThis was the first book in a series that was like fine. This wasn't marketed well. ... I don't really feel like continuing on with the series.
The Bone Shard Daughter (2020)
Others: Mostly positive The Bone Shard Daughter is an unmissable fantasy debut from a major new voice in epic fantasy — a stunning tale of magic, mystery, and revolution in which the former heir to the emperor will fight to reclaim her power and her place on the throne. The emperor's reign has lasted for decades, his mastery of bone shard magic powering the animal-like constructs that maintain law and order. But now his rule is failing, and revolution is sweeping across the Empire's many islands. Lin is the emperor's daughter and spends her days trapped in a palace of locked doors and dark secrets. When her father refuses to recognise her as heir to the throne, she vows to prove her worth by mastering the forbidden art of bone shard magic. Yet such power carries a great cost, and when the revolution reaches the gates of the palace, Lin must decide how far she is willing to go to claim her birthright - and save her people.
- ISBN:
- 9780356514956
- Length:
- 448 pages
Genres: fantasy, young adult
Lists: …
Similar books
1 of 6
A Song Below Water
Bethany C. Morrow
2020 · 288 pages · 3 reviews
Others: Leaning positiveTavia is already at odds with the world, forced to keep her siren identity under wraps in a society that wants to keep her kind under lock and key. Nevermind she's also stuck in Portland, Oregon, a city with only a handful of black folk and even fewer of those with magical powers. At least she has her bestie Effie by her side as they tackle high school drama, family secrets, and unrequited crushes. But everything changes in the aftermath of a siren murder trial that rocks the nation; the girls’ favorite Internet fashion icon reveals she's also a siren, and the news rips through their community. Tensions escalate when Effie starts being haunted by demons from her past, and Tavia accidentally lets out her magical voice during a police stop. No secret seems safe anymore—soon Portland won’t be either.
Why?
What made the match, strongest first
On 4 of the same lists52%Also fantasy and young adult47%Similar descriptionsPersonalize your recommendations1%When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain
Nghi Vo
2020 · 176 pages · 1 review
Others: PositiveThe cleric Chih finds themself and their companions at the mercy of a band of fierce tigers who ache with hunger. To stay alive until the mammoths can save them, Chih must unwind the intricate, layered story of the tiger and her scholar lover--a woman of courage, intelligence, and beauty--and discover how truth can survive becoming history. Return to the empire of Ahn and the Singing Hills Cycle in this lush stand-alone follow-up to The Empress of Salt and Fortune.
Why?
What made the match, strongest first
On 5+ of the same lists70%Also fantasy29%Similar descriptionsPersonalize your recommendations1%Final Strife
Saara El-Arifi
2022 · 608 pages · 3 reviews
Others: Overwhelmingly positiveRed is the blood of the elite, of magic, of control. Blue is the blood of the poor, of workers, of the resistance. Clear is the blood of the slaves, of the crushed, of the invisible. Sylah dreams of days growing up in the resistance, being told she would spark a revolution that would free the empire from the red-blooded ruling classes’ tyranny. That spark was extinguished the day she watched her family murdered before her eyes. Anoor has been told she’s nothing, no one, a disappointment, by the only person who matters: her mother, the most powerful ruler in the empire. But when Sylah and Anoor meet, a fire burns between them that could consume the kingdom—and their hearts. Hassa moves through the world unseen by upper classes, so she knows what it means to be invisible. But invisibility has its uses: It can hide the most dangerous of secrets, secrets that can reignite a revolution. And when she joins forces with Sylah and Anoor, together these grains of sand will become a storm. As the empire begins a set of trials of combat and skill designed to find its new leaders, the stage is set for blood to flow, power to shift, and cities to burn. Book One of The Ending Fire Trilogy
Why?
What made the match, strongest first
On 4 of the same lists66%Also fantasy and young adult27%Similar descriptionsPersonalize your recommendations7%The empress of salt and fortune
Nghi Vo
2020 · 112 pages · 7 reviews
Others: Overwhelmingly positiveWith the heart of an Atwood tale and the visuals of a classic Asian period drama, Nghi Vo's The Empress of Salt and Fortune is a tightly and lushly written narrative about empire, storytelling, and the anger of women. A young royal from the far north, is sent south for a political marriage in an empire reminiscent of imperial China. Her brothers are dead, her armies and their war mammoths long defeated and caged behind their borders. Alone and sometimes reviled, she must choose her allies carefully. Rabbit, a handmaiden, sold by her parents to the palace for the lack of five baskets of dye, befriends the emperor's lonely new wife and gets more than she bargained for. At once feminist high fantasy and an indictment of monarchy, this evocative debut follows the rise of the empress In-yo, who has few resources and fewer friends. She's a northern daughter in a mage-made summer exile, but she will bend history to her will and bring down her enemies, piece by piece.
Why?
What made the match, strongest first
On 5+ of the same lists55%Also fantasy33%Similar descriptionsPersonalize your recommendations12%The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water
Zen Cho
2020 · 176 pages · 2 reviews
Others: Leaning positiveZen Cho returns with a found family wuxia fantasy that combines the vibrancy of old school martial arts movies with characters drawn from the margins of history. A bandit walks into a coffeehouse, and it all goes downhill from there. Guet Imm, a young votary of the Order of the Pure Moon, joins up with an eclectic group of thieves (whether they like it or not) in order to protect a sacred object, and finds herself in a far more complicated situation than she could have ever imagined.
Why?
What made the match, strongest first
On 4 of the same lists66%Also fantasy29%Similar descriptionsPersonalize your recommendations5%The mermaid, the witch, and the sea
Maggie Tokuda-Hall
2020 · 416 pages · 1 review
Others: MixedA desperate orphan turned pirate and a rebellious imperial daughter find a connection on the high seas in a world divided by colonialism and threaded with magic. Aboard the pirate ship Dove, Flora the girl takes on the identity of Florian the man to earn the respect and protection of the crew. For Flora, former starving urchin, the brutal life of a pirate is about survival: don’t trust, don’t stick out, and don’t feel. But on this voyage, as the pirates prepare to sell their unsuspecting passengers into slavery, Flora is drawn to the Lady Evelyn Hasegawa, who is en route to a dreaded arranged marriage with her own casket in tow. Flora doesn’t expect to be taken under Evelyn’s wing, and Evelyn doesn’t expect to find such a deep bond with the pirate Florian. Soon the unlikely pair set in motion a wild escape that will free a captured mermaid (coveted for her blood, which causes men to have visions and lose memories) and involve the mysterious Pirate Supreme, an opportunistic witch, and the all-encompassing Sea itself.
Why?
What made the match, strongest first
On 4 of the same lists58%Also fantasy and young adult39%Similar descriptionsPersonalize your recommendations3%
Mixed
Loved itI'm only like 50 pages in and so far it is really interesting the story contains like weird monsters made out of bone shards and I like it when there's just like weird little monster constructs in fantasy novels
MixedI just found a lot of the characters in The plotting to be very surface for me and I was just very disappointed with how this series sort of progressed book over book
Review 1 of 5
Loved iti will admit that i am putting this on the list because i love the first book so much the second book while i liked it i wasn't entirely in love with a romance plot
Loved iti flew through this book it was so quick i really enjoyed i think it didn't quite get five stars ago four but i really enjoyed it was somewhat humorous it was really easy to read
Loved itBone Shard Daughter, this is great. This is Yeah, this is a good time. I'm very excited to read the Bone Shard Emperor next month.
Review 1 of 2