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The Shadowed Sun by N.K. Jemisin

8 reviews

kammikim's review

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.5

This was a fantastic extension of the story started in "The Killing Moon" - the events taking place years later but feeling like a logical development from where things left off. Old characters reappear in ways that are consistent yet showing growth, and the new (or newly central) characters provide the basis for a compelling sequel. I was impressed with how Jemisin developed both these characters and their story arcs - I found myself surprised by the events as they unfolded, and by how my feelings toward the characters shifted over time. I loved the dream magic and world of Gujaareh as they were introduced in the first book, and this one added even more power and interest to those elements without feeling redundant. Both books were quick and engrossing reads for me.

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kocherreads's review against another edition

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dark emotional inspiring

Strong character development? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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eclipse799's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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yeahnaar's review

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense 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

4.5

A satisfying conclusion to the duology. The world feels completely real, as do all the characters. The characters started off as quite unlikeable, but they were fleshed out well and developed in a way that made me love them. I think the story had less intrigue and excitement than the first book, so I enjoyed it less, but has elements that would make it more enjoyable to some. As always, it’s wonderfully written and fully engrossing. An amazing book and series

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lautodd_'s review

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adventurous dark hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense fast-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

Absolutely loved the end to this series. I wasn’t completely satisfied by the first book of the series— it felt semi-slow, but also not fully alive. There was action and relational development, but it felt more history and setup for The Shadowed Sun than anything else. As if I had to read The Killing Moon for context, background, and historical knowledge of the world Jemisin built, but my appetite as an interested and captured reader would mainly and primarily be addressed in The Shadowed Sun, Book Two. This second iteration was a wonderful close. I loved the character development in this work; I thought there journeys were a bit more interesting than in the first.

I loved the new cast of characters (along with a few old ones from The Killing Moon, Book One). I thought it a fresh and clever take on Jemisin’s part to consider this new Gujaareh in the wake of political unrest, war, and being under Kisuati rule.

I also cornily enough absolutely and embarrassingly squealed at Hanani and Wanahomen ending up together, in their own unique way that realistically, however briefly, spoke to the healing journey she was on/beginning/walking through from all the grief she had accumulated from the start to the end.

Enjoyable read, overall— couldn’t put it down/finished it greedily in 2 days.

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