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A review by the_bees_books
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-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
4.0
An amazing sci-fi/fantasy book, with characters and worldbuilding that haunted me into getting the second book.
Graphic: Blood, Mental illness, Violence, Genocide, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Child abuse, Child death, Racism, and Colonisation
Moderate: Slavery, Classism, Xenophobia, War, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Toxic relationship