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wormgirl's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
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? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Grief, Child abuse, and Animal death
lipstickitotheman's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
fast-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
4.75
Also so wonderful. The more we learn about the world, the more devastating it is. Maybe my experience with world-ending fiction is with YA, but Jemisin's ability to balance the universe/wider experience with the POV/main characters is indescribably good. Once again relieved that I already reserved the next book from the library.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Ableism, Death, Terminal illness, and Child abuse
Minor: Cannibalism, War, Addiction, Medical content, Child death, Xenophobia, and Violence
jess_always_reading's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
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
5.0
Absolutely loved this story, I could hardly wait to get it from my local library after I finished book one and now I'm diving right into the third book (Stone Sky). Jemisin is such a gifted storyteller and her world-building is next level. There were also some wonderful twists and turns that I definitely didn't see coming.
Highly recommend 10/10!
TW for some serious trauma (throughout the whole series it feels like) though not gratuitous. Mind the content warnings if it's important to you.
Highly recommend 10/10!
TW for some serious trauma (throughout the whole series it feels like) though not gratuitous. Mind the content warnings if it's important to you.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Body horror, Child death, Blood, Ableism, Grief, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Cannibalism
aidareads's review against another edition
dark
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-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? Yes
4.25
liked it more than the first one so that's nice. really, really enjoyed how layered and fleshed out the characters are (and not only the main cast, mind you) and the narrative style is still quite interesting and egaging. i'm very intrigued to find out what happens in the third and last book of the trilogy, because i as a reader feel like these two books (especially the first one) are mostly about setting the scene and building up momentum for the grand finale!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Gore
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Cannibalism
alfarmer's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
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
4.25
If anything I love the characters more—flaws and all. A little bit of middle book syndrome. A lot of stuff happens just you set you up for the last book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Death, Racism, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Gore
barda's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Grief, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Sexual content
crybabybea's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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? Yes
4.5
Mind blowing.
All the amazing things from the first book are present here. Doesn't suffer from middle book syndrome like so many trilogies do. I appreciate the time spent in the first book world-building as it made this book read like a breeze, and the author even introduced a new magic system which was much easier to grasp thanks to what we learned in book one. Just a really great example of how to continue a series. I can't wait to see how it ends!
All the amazing things from the first book are present here. Doesn't suffer from middle book syndrome like so many trilogies do. I appreciate the time spent in the first book world-building as it made this book read like a breeze, and the author even introduced a new magic system which was much easier to grasp thanks to what we learned in book one. Just a really great example of how to continue a series. I can't wait to see how it ends!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Cannibalism, Blood, War, Murder, Death of parent, Grief, Pandemic/Epidemic, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Medical content, and Physical abuse
maritareads's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Death of parent, Child abuse, and Child death
_chaoticbooknook's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
so. i found this book to be a lot easier to follow now that i was more oriented to the world after Fifth Season. the pacing was a bit faster, and the plot was so interesting. but oh my god is it possibly more emotional and devastating? the family dynamics made my heart break into shards in a singular way: just so achingly, devastatingly sad. the emotion in the Nassun storyline is unparalleled. that alone makes this book extra good for me. plus i feel like the fact that the meat of the trilogy is coming together makes this utterly fascinating.
not to say that you can half-pay attention at any point during this book still. the world building is a bit more explained but still somewhat piecemeal. things unfold quickly that have significant impact on the storyline. i had to go and re-read a few parts because i definitely did missed those details. things came together in this book in a slightly surprising way, but i really enjoyed it.
this book continues to be so incisive and smart. Jemisin truly excels at testing the limits of the written word, from her choice of words to her play with the sentence structure. i’m more excited to read the next book than i was at the end of Fifth Season.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death and Child abuse
sleepygym's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Xenophobia, and Child death