Their relationship works so well and they are taking the next steps. And seeing Phalue and Ranami continue on the road they set out was good as it began intertwining more with Lin.

Following Lin and Jovis journey was interesting despite my irritations. Other than that I did truly enjoy reading this book though. There was so much dishonesty between them that I could not really take their ‘love’ serious and I feel like at the end there just wasn’t enough resolved to be happy with them. I want to get into each character arc but for the sake of this review and to avoid any spoilers I will only write about a few characters that stood out amongst the cast throughout the series. Their romance also didn’t quite feel right. The Drowning Empire series is a trilogy with a cast of characters and with that comes multiple character arcs. Sometimes he seemed to be making a decision to support Lin and then in the next chapter he would still by lying. There should have been honesty between them, especially from Jovis side, much sooner. Who I did love seeing briefly in this installment.īut I think the book failed a little in the relationship between Lin and Jovis. And hey he would also still like to live up to some of his moms expectations. Not only Lin, but also The Shardless Few and the previous smuggling organization he was apart of.

Jovis is struggling because so many are pulling at his strings. Much of the book is about the continued growth of Lin and Jovis as they try to find their way. Only having appointed Jovis as her guard captain seems to be looking in her favor. Taking away the constructs that are in her power and giving back the shards only makes them remember now they don’t have to fear her.

Lin is struggling to gain the respect of her governors and people. That doesn’t nessecarily take anything away from the plot. In the end it didn’t take a surprising route as the title already eludes to. Because after that ending there were so many ways this book could be going. The Bone Shard Emperor is the sequel to The Bone Shard Daughter that had left me wondering where it would take this book.

The drowning empire series