A review by sinamile
The Shadowed Sun by N.K. Jemisin

5.0

“Any woman can face the world alone, but why should we have to?”

1. N. K. Jemisin...... CAN. WRITE! I am always in awe of her witting, in how she puts her stories together. I justl— I love her writing so damn much!

2. This story was no exception. Its as good as all other stories BY Jemisin that I've read and I love it just as much. There was a time there at the beginning where I couldn't quite get into it, but when I did, well I was taken because the worldbuilding in Jemisin's books is delicious!

3. Even if this is the end for this world, I still love it. But if there is ever a book three.... *wig bye!* I can imagine it focusing on the next generation of fighters. And the thing with the [spoiler] cannot be so easily resolved, I expected a third book would be a return and a fight for the throne.

4. I did expect more from the final showdown, but I was too saddened because so much happened, too. I'm not all that sad about it though and enjoyed what I got, but I kind of, maybe just a little bit, wish that there was way more drama than what I ended up getting.

5. My OTP soared until the very end, and just for that this book will be getting all five stars, lol.

Bibiki: Decorum? For who? Subtlity? For what?

CW/TW: death, graphic description of gore, graphic description of violence, non-graphic description of sexual assault/rape, forced incest, sexual harassment, police brutality (soldiers), mention of nightmares, grief/mourning, misogyny, threats of rape/sexual assault, sex on page, child sexual abuse, child physical abuse, slavery, chronic illness, allusion to cancer, attempted rape, PTSD, mention of gang rape, mental health issues, mention of torture, mention of murder, child death, patricide, mention of floods, trauma, indentured labour, physical abuse, invasion, swords/sword violence, knife/knife violence, graphic description of blood and wounds, arrow wound, knife wound, blood loss, injury, mention of poison & poisoning