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Piąta Pora Roku by N.K. Jemisin

14 reviews

sunsetcity's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious tense slow-paced

• 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Death, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Classism, Torture, Gaslighting, and Sexism

laguerrelewis's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

I first got introduced to N.K. Jemisin through her work on Green Lantern Far Sector, and I thought “Wow! It’s incredible the breadth of themes and worldbuilding and larger concepts she’s included so efficiently!” Everything I loved about that and more was put into this book. I can EASILY see why this won a Hugo, and I can’t wait to read the sequels!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Child death, Colonisation, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Genocide, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Racism, Violence, Trafficking, Slavery, Sexual content, and Sexism

Minor: Rape, Suicide attempt, and War

melissarose02's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Homophobia, Grief, Child death, Sexism, and Racism

carissa230's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? No

5.0

 The first 100 pages or so was a lot of world building, I was pretty confused on what was happening. Once we got past the world building and I was solidly in the world I couldn't wait to see what would happen next.

The book follows three main characters. The world is made up of Orogene, people that can feel the earth and help to quell shakes or create them, guardians that work to control the orogene, and those with no powers. The ones with power are unwanted, and feared by those that do not have the power.

Damaya is an orogene, a guardian has just show up to take her to a training facility where she can be controlled. Better to be controlled and used than to be killed for your powers. Damaya is going to learn to control her power, and use it to help get the planet through a new season.

Syenite has achieved her 6th ring, proving she has some power. She has been assigned to conceive a child with Alabaster, a 10 ring. They should produce a powerful child. While they are working on conceiving a child (neither of them enjoy the procreation), they are going on a quest to save a village. They will be forced to work together to save the town.

Essun's son has just been brutally murdered his father. Essun had kept her childrens powers a secret, but he must have seen something he shouldn't and killed the little one to try and control the situation. Her daughter is missing and Essun is on a mission to save her daughter before her father finds out her secret as well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Kidnapping, and Sexual content

Minor: Sexism