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Jade City: A story of family, honour, and duty

By: Kelly Chia, Staff Writer Let me preface this by saying Jade City is not the kind of book that I’d normally read: it brands itself as an “epic tale of family, honor, and those who live and die by the ancient laws of jade and blood.” I’m more of a YA fantasy kind of girl, and am always looking for that addictive feeling of immersing myself in a new world. But I’m tired of the rushed worldbuilding, often dubious romantic consent, and unnaturally cool one-liners that I’ve come to associate with this genre. I was cautious about reading an…

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