A review by gossamer_lens
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I really wanted to like this more then I did. The plot was there, the characters were there... but the way Jemisin writes just doesn't quite work for me. Her writing style is very dry, almost textbookish. But I absolutely love the creativity that her work has. It just is funny how so many moments feel like they should be emotional to me... but it just reads like "and then this happened" instead of jumping off the page for me. 

I wonder if in part the issue is the narrator's delivery combined with her writing style, as I have read a short story of hers previously and found it a little more digestible and enjoyable. So I am going to try to read the 2nd book as an ebook instead of an audiobook. 

But overall once I hit 50% of the way through, I had to know what was going on with this world and put the 2nd book on my TBR. So I'm excited to keep going and would definitely say I enjoyed this even if something about the whole things felt a little off vibe wise. 
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