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The City We Became
by N.K. Jemisin
New York City is alive, and so are all cities around the globe. But when a looming threat weakens the embodiment of the Big Apple, human manifestations of the five boroughs must band together and find the state's avatar to protect the city from the evil stirring beneath it.
Great!
I haven't read Fantasy in such a long time, and this was an excellent start to reintroduce myself to the genre. N.K. Jemisin is a fantastic storyteller, and the way she wrote the book brings you right there in New York. The story itself reminds me so much of Sense8, a show that I liked a lot. It did feel prolonged at times, especially at the beginning when not much had happened yet. It took a while before things sped up, but it was such a blast when it finally did. Not only did this book have a great plot, but there were also some conversations about racism, sexual assault, oppression, and many more. The characters were fun to follow, although they all feel one-dimensional, which could be intentional since they represent each borough. With that being said, I felt like I would've enjoyed this so much more if I were a New Yorker myself or if I'm more familiar with the state. I never really knew about the boroughs thing until this book. It was fun learning the different cultures from the five boroughs, though.
Oh, and I have to give a shoutout to the audiobook. It was phenomenal, and I highly recommend it. It is no doubt one of the best audiobooks I've ever listened to in my entire reading life. Maybe it's normal for fantasy audiobooks to have production value, and if so, I can't wait to dive deeper into the genre. Anyways, The City We Became was great, and I will definitely pick up the sequel once it comes out.