A review by rwalker101
The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin

adventurous hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

If you get a chance to listen to the audiobook, the production on it is absolutely phenomenal. Even if you don't listen to it, this book is a masterpiece of magical realism, an outstanding allegory for the power and the responsibility the citizens of a city have to protect it.