Reviews

Die Rivalin der Götter by N.K. Jemisin, Helga Parmiter

calecrawford's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

5.0

outcolder's review against another edition

4.0

The ancient god of childhood losing his grip is an excellent premise. I was uncomfortable though with all the casual threats of murder and the many appeals to a Hobbesian worldview.

nikkilong22's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

prishukla's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective 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

Really enjoyed this as a finale to the series & really love this novel from my favorite character's perspective (Sieh) and their growth journey. Really loved this series overall & the short story at the end!

wolfblade's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

_liesl_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark funny slow-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

I’m ngl, I had a really tough time getting into this book. I think it’s because I’m just really not a fan of the trope where a main character loses their powers. So it took me weeks to actually finish this. In the end, Sieh is still one of my favourite characters from the inheritance trilogy, and this book’s rating got increased by 1 star because of the ending, which I loved. It really wraps this series up well and solved practically all of the questions that I had previously. I will definitely be reading this trilogy again though, definitely a favourite of mine from now on.

karlbarx's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

benjaminj1996's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

The first third of this book was really intriguing and gripping, as was the final third - and the ending was phenomenal. Unfortunately, the middle third failed multiple times to sustain my interest. But the book as a whole was still great. 

 

It’s a very long book with a lot going on - most of this feels planned and tied up beautifully in the end, however there are some moments in the middle that feel a little bit strange and perhaps unnecessary. Another problem I had was that the pacing is very inconsistent - perhaps necessarily so due to the nature of the plot. But sometimes there is a time jump within one paragraph of multiple years - other times there are very slow moments with lots of ideas. This is fine, but slightly disconcerting at times. 

 

But the book is nothing if not ambitious - every single book in this series has massively built on the previous one to form an epic narrative with some great and thoughtful themes. In this one the levels of depth are probably more than I could get my head around. I suppose this might be why I didn’t quite resonate as well with some parts in the middle. 

 

Overall though, and especially considering the ending, there are genius levels of writing at play here 

blue8haze's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

mcnewm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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

4.0