#Andrea Stewart

[aroaessidhe]

2024 reads / storygraph

The Gods Below

high fantasy, start of a series

a world in ruins after a divine war, which ended with one god taking over and slowly spreading magical Restoration - rejuvenating the land, but transforming any any humans who survive

follows two sisters who are separated when the Restoration sweeps through their home: one who becomes a sinkhole miner, collecting precious gems, who becomes part of a resistance when she discovers she can channel the magic from them

and her younger sister who becomes changed, and is rescued by a woman who trains her into a devoted godkiller, hunting down all other remaining gods

as well as an inventor traveling deep into the earth with his best friend, in hopes of finding the gods’ realm to find a cure for her sickness, and his cousin, searching for a way to restore her family’s ruined reputation

and a god far in the past, at the beginning of the war

bi, aro, m/f & f/f

[agardenandlibrary]

Finally started this book that my friend gifted to me back in 2022. It's been 20 pages and I don't hate it, so we'll see how she does.

(I'm going out soon to go see some birds do some bird stuff, so: hat)

[acmoorereadsandwrites]

[haveyoureadthisqueerbook]

[rrcraft-and-lore]

The Doors of Midnight (from @torbooks and @gollancz) virtual tour kicks off tomorrow!

June 27 & 28 - We've got @FantasyBookCrit dropping a Q&A and The 8 Dragonslayer Myths You Didn't Know About - Listicle

June 29 - Liver interview with @KaysHiddenShelf at 12pm ET.

July 1 - Ch. 1 Excerpt - FanFiAddict, Before We Go Blog, SFF Insiders & Fantasy Book Critic

July 10 - The Essential Hero's Toolkit - Listicle on FanFiAddict

July 11 - Tales from the Bridge Podcast

July 13 - JCM Berne live interview at 3pm ET

July 17 - Text Q&A on JamReads

July 19 - Storyline Sessions Podcast

July 20 - Page Chewing Podcast live interview at 7pm ET

July 24 - People Behind the Pages w/ Nicholas W. Fuller live interview at 9pm ET

July 25 - Text Q&A on SFF Insiders

July 26 - 5 Famous Temptresses Across Myths - Listicle on SFF Insiders

July 30 - Julianna Caro video interview

July 31 - Bald&Balding live interview at 7pm ET

August 2 - A History of Impenetrable Heroes - Essay on Grimdark Magazine

August 5 - Text Q&A on Fiction Fans Podcast Blog

August 6 - Late Night Talk with Stephen Aryan (the Age of Darkness, and the Age of Dread trilogies, The Judas Blossom)

August 7 - Under the Radar SFF Podcast

August 8 - Text Q&A on Before We Go Blog

August 9 5 Comparative Tales of Lovers Lost - Listicle on Before We Go Blog

August 11 - The Fantasy & Sci-Fi Fanatic's Podcast

August 13 - OWWR Pod and Launch Party Livestread feat. Jim Butcher and Michael Mammy on FanFiAddict (Youtube) and SFF Insiders (Twitter/X) at 7pm ET

August 19 - Lisa does Life & Not So Secret Bookaholic live interview at 2pm ET

August 21 - BellTube live interview at 9pm

Want to buy something special:

If you're in the US and would like a signed hardcovers, @Loyaltybooks is running a signed book pre order campaign!

If you're still not convinced, see what other authors have said about The First Binding and The Doors of Midnight!

[sapphic-book-tournament]

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.

[committingtothetbr]

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!

[boooklover]

“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

[alexlaurybooks]

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.

[cyborgamazon]

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.

[booksandfantasies]

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

[agardenandlibrary]

I do love a book where a character's choices make me go "dude, what the fuck" it must be said

[themightypens]

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

[kaylascreamreads]

Kayla Reads: The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart!

[reviewsthatburn]

*Contains spoilers for THE BONE SHARD DAUGHTER and THE BONE SHARD EMPEROR.

I love this book so much! I did not want it to be over and I lingered over it as much as is possible with an audiobook, having a fantastic time. THE BONE SHARD WAR is the conclusion of the Drowning  Empire Trilogy, a story of memory, identity, and connection in the context of a war filled with greed, shifting loyalties, and magic arising from unexpected sources. 

As a sequel, and the final book in the trilogy, THE BONE SHARD WAR wraps up pretty much everything I could think of in ways that range from surprising to satisfying, but all of them wonderful to read. Jovis has an entirely new phase in his life, this time he is coerced and magically enslaved by an enemy rather than his previous state of voluntarily working with Lin. Lin, two years after being told that Jovis was dead, is trying to do what is necessary to hold the empire together, slowly beginning to understand that holding the empire together at any cost might not be what's best for the people within it. None of the storylines are wholly new, but they are in new phases which are distinct from the first two books. Finally the characters start to understand the connections between the various sources of magic, and solve mysteries related to the white bladed swords.