#kaul hilo

[polartss]

Kaul Hilo doodles (this is the closest to what I imagine he looks like,, someday I'll actually draw him properly but the more I love the characters= the harder it is to draw them)

not that i don't wanna chop his dick off sometimes

#my art #kaul hilo #jade city #jade war #jade legacy #fonda lee #oh my favorite problematic toxic man

[fionacreates]

Day 4 of this book won’t leave my brainspace. Hilo and Lan from Jade City by Fonda Lee.

Did I give Lan long, well groomed hair just so i can draw him with it all mussed up later? 1000% yes.

#Kaul Hilo #Kaul Lan #Jade City #fanart #yes Lan grew the wee tash and beard to look more grown up and respectable #Hilo still thinks it looks dumb

[magno-knight]

my best boy Kaul Hilo was written so well. so much baby girl put into him, so much cunt. so much love and unweavering loyalty in his family. he gives it all of himself to them even tho he knows he’s putting in more devotion than theO others. and yet, he doesn’t really try to understand them, he won’t let them be outside of what he pictures for them, what he thinks is right and would do for his family. and the author does such a good job of showing how much he adores them from his perspective but won’t try to be more understanding, to really see their struggles and who they are. he’ll jump to forgiveness and forgetting  but won’t consider seeing it from their perspective. if he did that, his relationship with others would be so much better but he doen’t see it !!!!

#*screams into the void* #baby boy i luv u so much #my flawed devoted baby #at the beginning my enjoyment of the series is directly linked to his presence #it still is #he better not die #kaul hilo #jade city #green bone saga #i read green bone saga

[starsstardust]

Daily reminder that the first thing Shae thought after realising that Hilo was now the Pillar was that that was going to be the end of No Peak clan.

Pretty middle and last child coded if you ask me. That was right before she pledged her loyalty but the thought was there. Sibling goals.

#green bone saga #hilo #kaul hilo #kaul shae #jade city #jade war #jade legacy #SFF #the clan is my blood and the pillar it's master #the green bone saga

[indie-luna]

My annual reminder that the green bone saga is a masterpiece and I’m so sad that I can’t reread it for the first time again

#i lover her mind #green bone saga #kaul hilo #kaul shae #kaul ru #jade city #Jade war #jade legacy

[paper-ish]

“Since female students were still small percentage of the student body, the Pillar’s granddaughter would surely more at ease in a class with her older brother. Or so they thought.”

academy!shae & academy!hilo getting in trouble (again) for fighting (again)

#my babies #jade city #fonda lee #kaul shae #ish draws #kaul hilo #jade war #jade legacy #green bone saga #gbs #kaul hiloshudon #kaul shaelinsan

[feysandfeels]

Fonda Lee gave us one of the sexiest moments in modern literature when, in Jade City, she had Hilo go “Heaven help me Shae, I’m going to kill them all”. But oh at what cost, at what godammend cost.

#The Greenbone Saga #Jade City #Kaul Hilo #Kaul Lan #Kaul Shae #No Peak Clan #Jade War #Jade Legacy #FeysandfeelsPost

[kauledin]

long haired kaul hilo

#kaul hilo #the green bone saga #gbs #jade city #jade war #yikes i almost forgot to post here #fonda lee

[kaul-family-jewels]

[a car swerving to take an exit on the right. The choice on the left is to "Wait for the Espenians to start some shit and retaliate" while the option for the right exit is to "Jump off a truck to mentally punch a helicopter mid-flight with your friends"]

#the absolute balls-to-the-wall energy of this chapter #jade legacy #jade legacy spoilers #greenbone saga #fonda lee #kaul hilo #jade city

[mindavermazen]

Having fun with infrared photography!

#photography #outdoorphotography #travelphotography #photographer #explore #infrared #infrared photography #adventure #sea #hawaii #kaul hilo #landscape #landscapephotography #landscapes

[fionacreates]

Hilo and Anden from Jade City. Through the entire trilogy I just love how their family relationship is, highs and lows. Also consider the first time we see them interact Anden already knows to take off his glasses cos Hilo is gonna really fight him for a “joke”. They’re both messed up…

I couldn’t resist teen Anden with floppy hair no one’s told him to cut in a while…

#jade city #kaul hilo #emery anden #fanart #sketches #green bone saga

[devotionconsumed]

im 80% thru jade legacy.....fonda lee U have made me SOB like 6 times throughout this book There is a special place in hell for you.....

#jade legacy #the green bone saga #green bone saga #jade city #kaul hilo #kaul shae #kaul ru......

[hidiu]

green bone saga is a pure emotional damage

#jade legacy #jade legacy spoilers #the green bone saga #the green bone saga spoilers #kaul hilo #fonda lee

[robynjayart]

telling everyone who will listen to go read Fonda Lee's Green Bone Saga.

here's Kaul Hilo <3

#kaul hilo #green bone saga #fonda lee #jade city #jade legacy #jade war #green bone art #no peak #i am not over these books

[tbookblurbs]

Jade City - Fonda Lee

5/5 - Irresistible world-building, politics (national and gang), intrigue, family tension, everything you could want out of an urban fantasy. MAJOR spoilers below!

Jade City is the first novel in the Green Bone saga and it is deliciously well-written. Character voices are distinct, the mistakes they make are realistic, and even when I didn't like some of the main characters or the actions they were taking, I wanted them to succeed. I was emotionally invested in the outcome of every character's fate, from the secondary characters to the Pillar of the clan, Kaul Lan. Sometimes this did mean I was invested in watching them fail (Bero) but I was invested nevertheless!

The world-building within the novel was incredibly rich. The "magic" system of jade is a very hard magic system but I really enjoyed how effortlessly it was woven into everyday life. Lee takes the time to mention, in an offhand fashion, details about Kekon and the greater world that make it that much easier to fully sink into the world she's built. I read this entire book in one long sitting.

Kekon itself really reminded me of the Philippines. The Kekonese war for independence was with Espenia (Spain) and overall the positioning of Kekon on the global stage is really reminiscent of how formerly colonized nations have to act in our global geopolitics. That said, my interpretation did mean that I don't really jive with a lot of the fanart of Lan, Hilo, and Shae. In my mind, they all have darker skin and a lot of the fanart has them pretty pale (like k-pop idol pale).

I also loved that this book took place over a realistic timeline. Weeks would go by in a few sentences before we'd get a fleshed out scene because Lee understands we don't need to see the minutia of day-to-day life. It also means that the characters were aging, falling in love, graduating school, etc. at a normal rate. There was no instantaneous love, no "I'm better than everyone else and do this without schooling" and this was, for me, really refreshing (especially after reading the All Souls Trilogy, which suffers from this).

The twist with the death of Lan was truly something I never saw coming. Up until, and even after, the point where he falls into the harbor, I was convinced that he would make it. He was so confident, so level-headed, and everyone relied on him so much that, in my head, his death never entered the realm of possibility. And thus I fell into the same trap as the other characters. Scrumptious writing here.

By far my favorite characters are Shae and Anden. They both have internal struggles with their heritage that are realistic and heartbreaking at times. Even when they make mistakes and are rightfully called out for it in other perspectives, I still have such a soft spot for the position they're both put in. It makes sense that they're also close in the book. Plus, seeing Anden struggle with wanting to come out as gay but being nervous about it and ultimately being accepted without conditions, hesitations, or reservations was really heartwarming.

Overall, this book is the combination of urban fantasy, the Godfather, and the Shanghai/Hong Kong gangster movies from the 80s. I would recommend those who love fantasy and thrillers alike, it's a amazing entry into the trilogy.

#I am a little insane about these books #I read them in September (iirc) and have not stopped thinking about them since #I'm thinking of getting copies for myself just so I can read and reread as often as I want #they're That Good #jade city #kaul hilo #kaul shae #kaul lan #emery anden #fonda lee #green bone saga #book review #urban fantasy

[literaryelise]

thinking about Hilo and Wen on this fine afternoon

#fantasy books #sff books #book recs #books #jade city #fonda lee #greenbone saga #kaul hilo #urban fantasy #quotes