A review by jaina8851
The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.5

I feel like I'm alone in thinking that the first book of this series is the best one. Don't get me wrong, I love all the books individually and together; this is one of my favorite ever series. But the pacing and narrative structure of the first one, in my opinion, is genuine perfection, and I found myself chasing the high a little bit in both of these sequels. I do absolutely adore the way everything comes together at the end of this book though. Even though this was a re-read for me, and I did kind of remember how the final climax plays out, it still had that feeling of "but how will this all resolve???" I did find Hoa's backstory a little harder to follow in audiobook format for some reason, I found myself less hooked in during those sections even though I very much wanted to hear about what happened and the origin of the stone eaters. All in all, I'm delighted to have re-read this series and I know it will not be the last time.