Sand spends her days collecting mangoes until she falls from a tree one day and begins to question how she arrived at the island at all. Sand, a resident of Maila Island in the far reaches of the Empire.Ranami, Phalue’s girlfriend and anti-classism advocate who hopes to free the common people from Phalue’s father’s iron grip and unrealistic taxes.Phalue, heir to the governorship of Nephilanu, one of the Empire’s larger islands.Now, he searches for signs of the ship in the hopes of finding her. Jovis, an imperial navigator turned smuggler whose wife was kidnapped and whisked away on a ship with blue sails seven years ago.They both attempt to recover lost memories, learn bone shard magic, and earn keys that unlock doors throughout the palace and the secrets behind them. Lin Sukai, the emperor’s daughter, who is forced by Shiyen into sick competition with her stepbrother, Bayan.We follow five points of view throughout the story: If a person’s shard is used in a construct, the person gradually grows ill, and years of their life are shaved off as the magic drains their life force. Every citizen is required to give a small shard of bone from the base of their skull as a tithe to the empire at a young age, and those shards are used to power constructs that perform various tasks for the kingdom. The current emperor, Shiyen Sukai, rules the world using bone shard magic. The Bone Shard Daughter takes place in a failing empire comprising a network of drifting islands in a vast and unforgiving sea. The good thing for anyone reading this review is that your experience may differ, especially given the book’s 4+ star average on Goodreads.
The Bone Shard Daughter met my expectations in some areas, but the story as a whole failed to resonate with me.
But in reality, I was relieved to turn the final page. And as I read the first few chapters, I perked up at the exciting premise and unique magic system, hoping for a home run debut from my sixth and final 2020 Dark Horse pick.
The Bone Shard Daughter boasts a back cover full of big-name recommendations, including Sarah J. Andrea Stewart’s debut had all the telltale signs of a bonafide winner.
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