I am happy that this offering did not suffer from second book syndrome. If you’re looking for your next addictive fantasy series, this is it. En conclusión, una buena continuación, no me ha dejado con tanta ansia como el primer libro, pero ya espero con ganas su traducción en español.

Tiene un SLOW BURN de esos que te calientan el corazón y que deseas a gritos que se besen ya. ¡Por Dios, que se besen ya! Vamos, de los que te hacen descubrir a un nuevo crush y vaya crush😍 Y ya ni te cuento del SISTEMA DE MAGIA tan único y original que se ha sacado de la manga la autora, porque lo vas a flipar!🤩 Y, por si fuera poco, los personajes están tan bien caracterizados que te enamoras de todos y no sabes cuál te gusta más. Beth: I think perhaps the biggest surprise for me at the start was Jovis’ storyline, how he had been wrenched away from Lin and how his love for Mephi was being used against him. It really feels like Stewart is meaner to Jovis than anyone else, she puts him through so much! The Bone Shard Emperorbegins with our main character Lin adjusting to her new role as the Emperor of the Sukai Dynasty after overthrowing her father in a bloody coup. With all the power and responsibility that the post has thrust upon her, Lin is forced toask herself not only how to save the Empire, but if it’s even worth saving. The first novel delved into the conflicted view the Empire’s citizens have of their ruler, who uses constructs powered by bone shards chiseled from the skulls of its living citizens in a militarily enforced ceremony. The draconian process was put in place so that the Sukai line of rulers — through their army of constructs, sewn together from the bodies of different animals — could protect the drifting island chain of the Phoenix Empire from an ancient threat called the Alanga, beings that supposedly possess such powerful magic that they can destroy villages single-handedly, and cared so little that they sometimes did so by accident. And the worst was, I wasn’t sure what hurt more – the fact that Jovis had lied to me from the beginning, or the way the door had shut behind him, leaving me alone. Somewhere in the time we’d spent together, I’d started to feel like I could rely on him, that we had a kinship. I thought the only thing that could make me feel better was an embrace, and the only hug I could remember receiving had been from him.We also got an expansion of the magic system, the Alanga magic system, which will most likely grow even more. There was a little less focus on bone shard magic in favour of it, but I trust it'll balance itself out in book three. In contrast to Nisong, we have Ragan who grew up as a Cloudtree Monk along with their harsh discipline. The strict regime and beatings never subdued him, it only made him more bitter, more cruel. Like the ancient Alanga Dione and the Ioph Carn leader Kaphra, Ragan too wanted power, but for completely different reasons. I was surprised to see Ragan as the biggest threat by the end—he was a character who just wanted to watch the world burn.

Stewart does a masterful job juggling conflict and intrigue on multiple fronts, and she makes the fight scenes especially riveting with subtle character work interspersed throughout the action. This un-put-downable epic sends the series out with a bang."— Publishers Weekly Beth: Not to mention our own bond reading this together ♥️ This trilogy will always hold a special place in my heart just for that! Nils: I think the two year jump was a clever decision by Stewart as realistically after the battle at Gaelung they’d need a respite before once again trying to bring down Nisong, Ragan and Dione. Pero, como sabes, toda historia que se precie tiene que tener sus malos malotes y sus dificultades, y aquí tienes unos ENEMIGOS que, en serio, a unos les echarías un cubo de agua fría y a otros no sabes si les harías un sitio en tu cama...🤭Y, ojo, porque si crees que esto es todo, prepárate, porque las dificultades con las que se encuentran nuestros héroes son de las que te enganchan tanto que no puedes parar de leer. In The Bone Shard Daughter, Lin and Phalue, were linked by the way their father’s were incompetent, uncaring leaders. In The Bone Shard Emperor they both share the task of stepping out of their father’s shadow, and they both feel overwhelmed. Phalue, the newly appointed Governor of Nephilanu Island, struggled to administer the safety of her people, her father may have been a cruel leader but he had held peace, and with Phalue being pulled in several directions, could she do the same? It seemed that helping the poorest proved to be much harder in reality compared to her previous idealist vision.Man weiß inzwis As with Book One, the plot moves along incrementally. But the pacing doesn’t suffer because the characters are so compelling. Whether you are rooting for them or not, they are all well-developed. But still there were a few obligatory eyerolls. A big conflict between protagonists rests on miscommunication. Decisions only appropriate for young teenagers are made by adults. The scale of the large Empire somehow seems more appropriate to that of a few villages. Romance that was not necessary when friendship would have sufficed. Thin motivation for the villain barely rooted in revenge. Feudalism still relied upon — but as much as we know Lin is one of the good guys, that’s still not a good reason to support absolute monarchy. Watching my father and reading and listening to you … if there’s one thing it’s all taught me it’s that if I try too hard to hold on to power at the expense of everything else, in the end that’s all I’ll have: power.”