11/06/2025
The final book in the Green Bone Saga, even at 30 hours of listening time, there was never a dull moment. I continue to be impressed by Fonda Lee’s ability to write so lean, so poignant, yet so full of story. When I got to the end of the story, I was so attached to the characters, the ending made me emotional. That rarely happens anymore. This trilogy will definitely sit as one of my favorite reads for the year. It is rare that I find such a long book to have so little I might do differently, but like Jade War, the story is so clean that my nit picks are trivial compared to the joy of the writing. There is a scene with a helicopter that was very odd and very different than most of the jade based experiences. It felt forced for the things that needed to happen next. I struggled to really feel the physical aspects of that scene, which clearly didn’t ruin the story, but just left me wondering how that scene ended up the way it did. All that said, even thinking about the ending again, wow. Fantastic series.
2025-46
