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audbaum's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I clearly love everything by this author. This is the fourth book by her that I’ve read and I have loved every moment of each one. One of my favorite things about them is the social commentary mixed with the fantasy world. I found the ending satisfying, which is something I have found with Jemisin’s books. I really enjoyed that, in the end, while she didn’t survive as a human, she eventually survived as a stone eater who plans to, together with Hoa, work to change the world for the better. One nice thing about these books is how they have tons of LGBTQ+ representation, but no character is ever shamed for being a member of the LGBTQ+ community. Most everyone seems either pansexual or ace, and trans folks are a thing that exist and people just notice and move on.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Genocide
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Deadnaming
While wondering how she ever didn’t recognize someone from the past, she uses a trans person’s deadname, as in, “I don’t know how I didn’t notice at first that name was deadname the whole time”podanotherjessi's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Wow, what an end! Okay, it wasn't perfect, but it really brought everything together brilliantly. I don't know that there's anything unique to add for this book that I didn't have in the previous reviews. What made this one that little bit better was having more of the history and world building expanded.
Broken Earth Trilogy Review: https://youtu.be/H83E_4F_09k
Broken Earth Trilogy Review: https://youtu.be/H83E_4F_09k
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Medical content, Racism, and Violence
Moderate: Deadnaming, Miscarriage, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
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