#andrea stewart

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“I am hardened by the suffering of others. Another lie I told myself because I couldn't save everyone.”

Andrea Stewart, The Bone Shard Daughter

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The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri-

Imprisoned by her dictator brother, Malini spends her days in isolation in the Hirana: an ancient temple that was once the source of the powerful, magical deathless waters — but is now little more than a decaying ruin.

Priya is a maidservant, one among several who make the treacherous journey to the top of the Hirana every night to clean Malini’s chambers. She is happy to be an anonymous drudge, so long as it keeps anyone from guessing the dangerous secret she hides.

But when Malini accidentally bears witness to Priya’s true nature, their destinies become irrevocably tangled. One is a vengeful princess seeking to depose her brother from his throne. The other is a priestess seeking to find her family. Together, they will change the fate of an empire.

The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart-

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.

[drastrochris]

Fine. Just crush all my dreams and hopes in the first two chapters of the book, Andrea Stewart. Just crush them all up and put them in your box of crushed up dreams and hopes from all the other people who thought the last book ended on a sufficiently happy note that this one would start on a "everything is going great" kind of path.

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Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/ 5 stars

The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart

The emperor’s reign has lasted for decades, his mastery of bone shard magic empowering 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. When the Emperor refuses to recognize his daughter as heir to the throne, she vows to prove her worth by mastering the forbidden art of bone shard magic. Yet such magic carries a deadly cost.

Andrea Stewart’s debut novel is certainly one to revel in. This book is slow to start, but done purposefully so as the world Andrea strove (and succeeded) to create is vast and astounding. The slowness in the beginning was made up for with the high stakes rollercoaster that followed.

With layering perspectives and strong character development, life on the isles is not described but rather seen directly through the eyes of diverse characters. At first, the multiple altering points of view threw me off, but as the story progressed I soon found myself hanging onto each character by a thread, needing to get back to where their story left off. To be able to balance so many different characters, whose style in narration are noticeably personal and different from one another, has certainly garnered my utmost respect for Andrea Stewart.

Lin, the daughter of the emperor, spends the book finding her purpose behind her father’s back. Sneaking around and disrupting her life’s status quo, she discovers secretly hidden from her right under her nose within the palace walls. There’s not a door that she doesn’t want to open. I’m not always a fan of amnesiac characters, but Andrea Stewart’s twist is compelling enough to be an outlier in my opinion.

Jovis is a swashbuckler through and through. He’s a smuggler of the sea — a sarcastic do-gooder who claims to not want anything to do with do-gooding. His actions speak louder than his words though as he travels through the isles while stirring up a revolution on accident.

Phalue and Ranami are a mess, to say the least, and I love them for it. They are the embodiment of Blue and Red character personalities (although, based on their names alone, you might be surprised as to who is which). I love their dynamic, no matter how chaotic and complex it may be. Phalue’s respect for Ranami is heart warming. I wish them the best in the next installment of the series.

And last, but not least, Sand. Although her chapters were rather short and unassuming, they managed to hold a large punch to the gut full of realization. Her chapters held the last piece of the puzzle to fully understanding the reality of the isles. And the final line/scene (I won't spoil) was KILLER.

So, is it safe to say I’m a fan of Andrea Stewart’s work? Well, as soon as I finished reading this book, I went out and bought the second installment of the series. I’ll let that speak for itself.

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Question about Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart

Whether or not I'm going to be reading anymore of this book is dependant on the answer.

Mild spoilers below.

I just got to the part where Numeen invites Lin to dinner. Is there going to be a step-incest relationship between Lin and Bayan? Because that's fucking nasty. I don't want to read more if that's the case.

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Trying to figure out how to fit this stack of new books on my already overflowing bookshelves.

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My mother took my hand. 'I know. We all knew, Jovis. When you're young, you think you can change the world. You think you can bend it to your will. When you're old, you learn to change your small corner of it and live with the rest.'

Andrea Stewart, The Bone Shard Emperor

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Sometimes when you wander into the mountains, a friend will gift you a book they recently enjoyed.

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Kayla Reads: The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart!

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“One thing the monks taught me was that history is not a line; it is a spiral. We don’t repeat moments in time, but we come back around, echoing them.”

Andrea Stewart, The Bone Shard Emperor

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The List.

Hi Everyone! After some demand, people would like to see the current TBR that I have in place for myself! For all the 63 books, we have a lot of different options. I kinda read everything haha (Please note that if I have the same series, I plan to read the series at least for the first book. If I like it, I will continue on.)

Icebreaker by Hannah Grace

Too Hot to Handle by Tessa Bailey

The Witch Collector by Charissa Weaks

Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez

Lightlark by Alex Aster

The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

That Dark Infinity by Kate Pentecost

Book of Night by Holly Black

Sinner by Sierra Simone

If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

Bite of Loyalty by R.L. Caulder

The City of Brass by S.A. Charkraborty

Furyborn by Claire Legrand

For the Wolf by Hannah Whitten

Where the Crawdad Sings by Delia Owens

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

In Five Years by Rebecca Serle

The Shadow Between Us by Tricia Levenseller

The Secret Life of Addie Larue by V.E. Schwab

Realm Breaker by Victoria Aveyard

Namesake by Adrienne Young

Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore

The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller

We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal

Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren

The Beautiful by Renee Ahdieh

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Witch’s Heart by Genevieve Gornichec

Think Again by Adam Grant

These Twisted Bonds by Lexi Ryan

Kingdom of the Feared by Kerri Maniscalco

Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber

Beach Read by Emily Henry

The Chain by Adrian McKinty

King of Battle & Blood by Scarlett St. Clair

A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross

Yinka, Where is your Husband? by Lizzie Damilolam Blackburn

The War of Two Queens by Jennifer L. Armentrout

A Darker Shade of Magiv by V.E. Schwab

The Bridge Kingdom by Danielle L. Jensen

The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

The Traitor Queen by Danielle L. Jensen

The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

Rhapsodic by Laura Thalassa

The Curse of Saints by Kate Dramis

A Soul of Ash & Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross

Vicious by V.E. Schwab

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson

The Awakening by Nora Roberts

The Girl Who Could Move Shit With Her Mind by Jackson Ford

Deal with the Elf King by Elise Kova

Once More Upon a Time by Roshani Chokshi

The Duke & I by Julia Quinn

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

Any recommendations on where to begin? I could use help!

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Title: The Bone Shard War | Author: Andrea Stewart | Publisher: Orbit (2023)

[drastrochris]

I don't know who's interested in this, but I had to make this comparison of maps from the Drowning Empire series. I think the first two books are identical, so this is just the first and third.

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