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

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

First class prose, world building, and characters. I've seen some people not being fans of the second person narration in some parts of the book, but that just makes it more unique to me. Subjectively detracted some points since as much as I enjoy "mature" fiction, the trauma dump was a bit much. 
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