A review by violentdelights
The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin

4.0

Such a unique and engaging premise with distinct character voices and a forced found family trope that I eat up every time. I love New York, I love the way each borough was personified in a way that brought its weird front and centre, and even if I didn’t love New York I think reading this book would make me a believer. My only gripe with it is the pacing - the book managed to feel both slow-paced and rushed, the majority of the book being the menial act of finding the boroughs and the ending sort of tacking itself on in a way that I don’t completely buy. Other than that, I thought the book was so interesting and I will definitely be reading more by N.K. Jemisen.