Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin

3 reviews

eclipse799's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, War, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, Bullying, Slavery, Abandonment, and Sexual content

pnonikki's review

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Death of parent, Violence, Classism, Colonisation, War, Abandonment, Confinement, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Slavery, Incest, Grief, and Alcoholism

Minor: Rape, Sexual content, and Pedophilia

ruthlessreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was one of the best fantasy novels I've read in a long time. It is spectacularly written with characters that you love & grow close to quickly and some that you hate. It has a plot that would satisfy even the most discerning of readers and I can't wait to read the next book & find out where the story is going next. 

When Yeine Darr's mother dies, she is called to the throne of the king & given the shock of a lifetime: she is the granddaughter of the king & he has named her heiress, throwing her into the middle of a vicious & brutal competition for the throne of the Hundred Thousand Kingdoms. However, as her relationship with the Enefadah (gods who were enslaved by the ruling class after losing a cosmic war against their sibling) deepens & begins to change, Yeine learns more secrets about the throne than she ever could have imagined. When she finally learns something about herself that shakes her to her core, she must decide how to use this new discovery to her advantage before time runs out & the next heir to the throne is chosen!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Confinement, Death of parent, Slavery, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Classism, Alcohol, Violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, War, Abandonment, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Grief, Bullying, and Drug use