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The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart

23 reviews

anni_swanilda's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Death of parent, Violence, Gore, Murder, and Body horror

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Grief, Animal cruelty, and Kidnapping

stephanieridiculous's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

The Bone Shard Daughter was nothing like I thought it was going to be, but in the best way possible.
-Multiple POV's, used effectively
-Hints and clues dropped across the POV's which had me scrambling to remember details and piece things together before the characters did
-Unique magic system
-Expertly done world building with minimal info-dumping
-Characters with unique and distinct voices
-Really good revealing of plot twists/hidden info.

One thing I didn't see mentioned anywhere is a content warning for body horror. Stewart does an excellent job of conveying without belaboring the point, but the underworkings of this world are down right horrific and I wasn't totally prepared for that. 

All in all, an excellent read and I look forward to the next installments!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Body horror

Moderate: Child abuse and Violence

Minor: Sexual assault

elizajaquays's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, and Violence

widdlemun's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Grief

Moderate: Child abuse, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, and Murder

Minor: Child death, Pedophilia, and Hate crime

katymat18's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Grief, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Gore, and Murder

Minor: Confinement

goddessssssssss's review

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Death of parent

emilypete17's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

One of the most well-done adult high fantasies I've read in ages. Andrea Stewart has woven an incredibly rich and socially complex world, chock full of complicated, incredibly interesting characters. The magic system of this book was equal parts horrifying and compelling, and the plot kept me on the edge of my seat until the very last page(I mean this quite literally). The exploration of imperialism and class felt so grounded in our current reality, even in such a fantastical setting. Absolutely pumped to continue this series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Colonisation, Death, Gore, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Grief, and Physical abuse

Minor: Animal death, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

anigoose's review

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

I really enjoyed listening to this book. The pace of the narrators was really excellent. 

There was at least bear content for once!! Just, um, 🐻😳, maybe not the bear content bears want. Please refrain from sticking boneshards in us thank you, sheesh.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, and Violence

Minor: Toxic relationship

gretchening's review

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, and Medical trauma

thebechdelbitch's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

It took a little while to get going, but once it did - hoo boy was this a good read. Also, the slower pace at the beginning seems to have been entirely because the amount of world-building and setting up this novel manages to do in just 400 pages is D E N S E. It's a brilliant fantasy book with sci-fi elements and a whole host of brilliantly diverse and flawed characters. Genuinely cannot wait to read the others in the series. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Pedophilia, Slavery, and Toxic relationship