‘Jade War’ by Fonda Lee ★★★★

if you're here for the characters they remain just as compelling powerful vulnerable and heartbreaking as they were before

Happily fond Elise Jade War avoids both of these common pitfalls opening roughly two years after the violent clan war of Jade City and unfolding over the course of about three and a half more years Jade War follows the first book's logical progression of events and consequences Lee expands her scope globally