A review by kaadie
The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

This book suffered from middle-book syndrome. Promises the continuation of the plot and answers to questions posed in the first book but instead stalls with characters being purposefully obtuse so that the author can spoonfeed us information and Murphy's Law where literally everything goes wrong. 

Nassun and Essun are kind of sucky characters not going to lie. I know, hot take to have beef with a fictional child but like, girl bye. Essun was just stupid in this book.