Reviews

The Rosewater Redemption by Tade Thompson

pepper_mind's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

stuckonamber's review

5.0

The conclusion of the Rosewater trilogy started slowly, as the main characters were reintroduced and the scene set; however, as the story unfolded the pace picked up, and powered to a strong and unsettling conclusion. In Rosewater, Mayor Jack has to deal with the consequences of his deal with the aliens at the end of book 2, while Femi gathers a team around her to come up with a plan to defeat the aliens. The story considers both what are we prepared to accept in exchange for our comforts, and what lengths will we go to protect what we love.

ellawakley's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

moverton's review

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

georgina_bawden's review

4.0

A really satisfying conclusion to the trilogy.

I loved how it dug into the parallels with colonialism in Nigeria, I loved the mechanics of the xenosphere, I loved the weird and wonderful alien creatures. I loved how we set up the delicate balance that is the city of Rosewater in book one and then by book three have proceeded to completely smash that balance and show us the inevitable results.

There are characters and relationships here that I bought into more than others. I like Aminat but in this book she often failed to come alive for me the way she did in book two. I've always found Kaaro hard to warm to (or rather I find his misogyny hard to get past), but this book stripped layers and gave us an alternative point of view on him. Oyin Da is really intriguing and it was great to get more of her here. My favourite characters and relationships are Jack Jacques and Lora, and Femi.

This series has been a lot of fun - the plotting is great and it is truly inventive.

jazzypizzaz's review

5.0

surprising twists, epic action, *weirdness* in the world building, ~intrigue~, exploration on the nature of existence & personhood, funny clever dialogue, complicated odd unexpectedly endearing characters, great audio production -- this trilogy really has it all

ktha's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

4.0

soundsgay_imin's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

hannah_hethmon's review

5.0

Such a satisfying conclusion to the trilogy. This is a series I won’t soon forget. If you like aliens and sci fi and robust female characters and queer friendly Afro futurism, this series is for you.

lovelycass's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5