hikingblues23 's review for:

The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

4.25

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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There are some very heavy parts to this book, but they add to the story in such a way I don't think it would be possible to omit them in any way. There is a transperson in the book, but they do not experience, at least not that is mentioned in major detail, dysmorphia. There is a brief mention of transphobia when

their parents quietly disown them, only in part because they are transgender, not the primary reason.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Abandonment, Alcohol, Classism