They know at any moment their shard could be used up and they would die. I like how Stewart established the fear that overhangs every character regarding the bone shards. The bone shards were especially morbid in how they drained the life from whichever person they came from. The magic system definitely caught my attention. 2) What do you make of the magic system and the world-building? Not only did he make his daughter feel broken, he spends his time draining his citizens of life so he can perform experiments on animals–instead of, I don’t know, running his empire?! I’m not convinced Lin will be the best empress, but I have no doubt she’ll get more done than her father. So far, there’s only one character that I despise: the Emperor. I feel really invested in Jovis and Lin’s stories, and the rest have enough intrigue that I’m not annoyed when I get to their chapter. Stewart did a great job at establishing her character’s personalities very quickly, so I didn’t feel like I was just keeping track of a list of names. If I don’t feel interested in what might happen to the MC, I probably won’t finish the book. For me, the beginning of the book is really important for getting attached to characters. Most of the characters aren’t exactly likable, but they’re interesting enough that I want good things for them.Īt first, I was a bit thrown off by how many POVs were introduced in the first few chapters. The POVs are introduced without much context and a few clues as to how they connect, but nothing is certain. I love the mystery surrounding so much of this story. On to the questions! 1) Welcome to Stewart’s glorious world! What are your initial impressions?

If you haven’t read the book be wary of spoilers ahead for chapters 1-11 and feel free to join in! So far I’m enjoying the book, and there’s a lot going on that I want to discuss. This week’s questions were written by Beth from The Fantasy Hive and cover chapters 1-11 of The Bone Shard Daughter.

This month I’m participating in The Bone Shard Daughter read-along for Wyrd and Wonder. IMAGE CREDIT: Image by Svetlana Alyuk on

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