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A review by nicolewhopickedthisbook
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
5.0
TW/CW: Child Abuse, mutilation, and Death (including lobotomizing), classism, prejudice, discrimination
This epic fantasy is guaranteed one of the greatest fantasies of our time. The mythology and world-building is so original and fantastical magical while all the while creating thought provoking parallels with our society that we live in today. The plot twists are mind blowing and that ending leaves your hungry for book two!
This epic fantasy is guaranteed one of the greatest fantasies of our time. The mythology and world-building is so original and fantastical magical while all the while creating thought provoking parallels with our society that we live in today. The plot twists are mind blowing and that ending leaves your hungry for book two!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Torture, Violence, and Murder
There is a scene where Syenite and Alabaster find a boy strung up and lobotomized and used for his power