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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
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:
Complicated
I started this book fully prepared to not like it. I don’t care about New York, I have never been there, and tbh I think people who make loving it/being from there their entire personality need to touch grass. But I love the other books I’ve read from N.K. Jemisin so I wanted to give it a go and I am so glad I did because I had the best freaking time with this!!
The City We Became is part Lovecraftian sci-fi/horror, part love letter to the city of New York and its unique and individual counterparts. The concept: cities, once they grow big enough, Become. They awaken, alive and bright and conceptually represented by a person. But this causes a compilation to the multi-verse and when New York starts to wake up, Bad Shit Happens. Enter the avatars, the people chosen to represent the burrows of New York, the Lady in White, a multiverse baddy here to shit on your lawn, and a boatload of chaos and identity crises.
I don’t understand how Jemisin does it but this was simultaneously funny, wholesome, action-packed, and so, so endearing. Seriously I loved everything about this book, from the insanely loveable characters to the world building to the whole mind-blowing concept underpinning it all. This might, in fact, be my favourite book by her so far and I will be shortly leaping headfirst into devouring book 2 because I am so desperate to know how things will pan out for these people!! Highly recommend this!
The City We Became is part Lovecraftian sci-fi/horror, part love letter to the city of New York and its unique and individual counterparts. The concept: cities, once they grow big enough, Become. They awaken, alive and bright and conceptually represented by a person. But this causes a compilation to the multi-verse and when New York starts to wake up, Bad Shit Happens. Enter the avatars, the people chosen to represent the burrows of New York, the Lady in White, a multiverse baddy here to shit on your lawn, and a boatload of chaos and identity crises.
I don’t understand how Jemisin does it but this was simultaneously funny, wholesome, action-packed, and so, so endearing. Seriously I loved everything about this book, from the insanely loveable characters to the world building to the whole mind-blowing concept underpinning it all. This might, in fact, be my favourite book by her so far and I will be shortly leaping headfirst into devouring book 2 because I am so desperate to know how things will pan out for these people!! Highly recommend this!
adventurous
funny
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I love N. K. Jemison, and the voice this book opens with is endearing and complex and individual, but then the book continues to delve into other voices that seemed a bit over-simplified to me. I loved the representation in this book and the premise is so cool, but I found that it was a bit YA-esque for my taste. I loved how her Broken Earth series was a complex narrative exploring the insidious and enduring evils of a society based on hatred and enslavement of other human beings, and for my taste this was not as deep a dive as she usually does, though it certainly accomplished other important work. Perhaps it will appeal more to those who are fans of her YA novels. I still look forward to seeing where this series goes!
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-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
dark
emotional
reflective
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
The book both annoyed and intrigued me. Definitely will check out the sequel. The author is very descriptive and creative with building her world and the characters
I was lost at the beginning then all the pieces started falling in place. I was so excited then boom, the ending was as flat as a pancake. It was so underwhelming and uneventful based on the rest of the book. So disappointed
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
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