A review by emilycfox
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

I’ll read the next one but wasn’t blown away. I never felt like I really got close enough to the characters to care about what they did (I don’t have to necessarily like them for that to happen, but I need to feel some stakes). It felt like I was waiting to get sucked in but it never happened. Overall kinda boring but not unpleasant. I didn’t really understand the logistics of the big thing that happens with Yienne at the end — how it was possible or why it happened according to the physics of this magic world. I was going to look up others’ explanations or analysis but then didn’t really care enough to do it. 
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