A review by devlev7
Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

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

4.5

This book was so much fun! It starts slow, and with a lot of characters to keep track of, but by the end it will have you on the edge of your seat. A wonderful example of diverse, creative fantasy, with excellent and unique world-building. This book will satisfy a fantasy lover who has been looking for a world of clan rivalry, mysterious powers, and bold flawed adventurers, not based on a Western/European history. The colors, the landscapes, the foods, the beasts, and the characters are so entertaining to imagine. The plot is dark and mysterious and interesting - it will keep you speculating as to what will
happen next, or who will betray whom. If you’ve read any of Roanhorse’s other series, The Sixth World, you’ll find Black Sun has similar complicated but endearing characters, thoughtful themes with references to indigenous history and folklore, and far more diversity than most fantasy, in terms of not only race/culture, but gender and sexuality, in a way that feels incorporated completely into the world and story without being forced. However, Black Sun takes these commonalities to a different, exciting place, by weaving not a post-apocalyptic world, but a wonderfully fantastical alternative imagination of a world outside our own. I’m very much looking forward to the next book in the series.
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