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wordpuncher's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Body horror
Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, and Classism
Minor: Emotional abuse and War
bergha1998's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Multi POV, Excellent World Building, 1 🔥
“But then, how can they? Who misses what they have never, ever even imagined? That would not be human nature. How fortunate, then, that there are more people in this world than just humankind.”
“He refuses to allow her any of the polite fictions and unspoken truths that have kept her comfortable, and safe, for years.”
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
bezarue's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Bullying and Violence
Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Pregnancy
atomicrobin's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse and Physical abuse
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Gaslighting
gandalf_a's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Speaking about the unconventional... the world and magic system ! I admire how unique and thoroughly researched it was. Jemisin really succeeded to make me interested in geology 😂.
The three POVs served the mysterious aspect of the story perfectly as it allowed the author to lead the reader step by step (or should I say hint by hint) to the reveals.
(I do want to add that I don't know why I find the cover so mesmerising but I just do... anyone else ?)
Graphic: Child abuse and Grief
Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Death, Violence, and Murder
Minor: Sexual content, Torture, and Pregnancy
f18's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gore, Slavery, Blood, Medical trauma, Abandonment, and Classism
Minor: Animal death, Cursing, Rape, Sexual content, Transphobia, Vomit, Cannibalism, and Alcohol
unwanted pregnancyemeraldrina's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Gore, and Murder
Moderate: Bullying, Death, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Cursing, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, and Pregnancy
delphinaris's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
This book is majorly fucked up; especially the scenes in the Fulcrum. Read at your own risk.galacticvampire's review against another edition
5.0
"Stupid, stupid woman. Death was always here. Death is you."
I was enamoured by the concept of The Fifth Season from the first time I heard about it years ago, added to overall praise for the series, I was coming with high expectations.
And it delivered. Everything and more.
The execution not only lives up to the concept, but surpasses it. The suspense isn't there to pull the rug from under your feet in a gotcha moment, it's carefully crafted into the story, where the reveals are satisfying and spark the need for more, even when you caught what the foreshadowing was trying to tell you.
The world is so rich and complex that the initial struggle to follow what was going on (including the recurrent second person pov) has an immense pay-off. The feeling of wonder didn't leave me for a second.
I'm very much on the transition from YA to Adult Fantasy, so the very real darkness and grittiness surrounding everything was unexpected, but I couldn't have picked a better book to make me fall in love with the genre.
This is a story about Pain. This is a story about Grief. This is a story about enduring them and surviving them, because you have no other option.
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Blood, and Grief
Moderate: Bullying, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual content, and Abandonment
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Alcohol, and Colonisation
ghostofefrant's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Death of parent, and Classism
Moderate: Bullying, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, and Pregnancy
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Medical trauma, and Pandemic/Epidemic