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The Fifth Season

N.K. Jemisin

4.4 AVERAGE

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
mysterious 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
dark mysterious medium-paced
challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

For what it's worth, my rating is only reflective of my personal enjoyment of the book; fantasy and sci-fi are clearly just not genres that resonate with me. The world-building and story-creation/weaving are excellent, and I definitely recommend this book to anyone who knows they enjoy fantasy and/or sci-fi.

Epic world building

3. 75 ⭐️

I am a fantasy reader, I’ve read many fantasy books….but this one was quite an experience. From the magic system to the book structure and writing, it was different from everything I’ve read before. Yet, it did take me a around 20 % of the book to become fully situated with the plot and the worldbuilding, and still... I never really felt immersed in the book. None of the characters really stood out to me, and the magic system…very different, but it did not really captivate me. I did find the society very interesting, I am going to continue with the series because I really want to know how the everything will play out and I'm also still curious about certain aspects of the world. But I guess it just wasn't exactly my type of fantasy story.

Overall, it just wasn’t the earthshattering experience (pun intended) that I expected, based on other peoples’ reviews.
adventurous 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: N/A
dark tense slow-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated