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A review by seashelfs
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
4.0
(4.25)
It starts with the end of the world. Again.
This is an earth that is angry with its inhabitants. Terrorizing it with shakes and eruptions constantly threatening humanity's extinction.
We follow three narratives: Damaya, Syenite, & Essun.
Damaya, a young girl, thrown out of her family, and grappling with control in her powers which is treated as a curse by all people including herself.
Syenite, a young powerful woman, learning the harsh realities of the world they live in.
Essun, a woman living an ordinary life, came home one day to find her son brutally murdered by her husband and a missing daughter. Now, Essun must track them down and seek revenge all while the world ends around her.
It's supposed to be post-apocalyptic mixed with fantasy but I can't shake the feeling that this is the same earth we're living in, in the not so distant future, with a dash of magic.
The writing style takes time to get used to. There are sections written purely in second person. Surprisingly enough, I enjoyed reading the more experimental pieces. It doesn't distract but adds more to the immersion of the story.
Not sure if this is spoilers so I'll give as little information as possible but I got goosebumps when I found out how the three perspectives intersect.
It starts with the end of the world. Again.
This is an earth that is angry with its inhabitants. Terrorizing it with shakes and eruptions constantly threatening humanity's extinction.
We follow three narratives: Damaya, Syenite, & Essun.
Damaya, a young girl, thrown out of her family, and grappling with control in her powers which is treated as a curse by all people including herself.
Syenite, a young powerful woman, learning the harsh realities of the world they live in.
Essun, a woman living an ordinary life, came home one day to find her son brutally murdered by her husband and a missing daughter. Now, Essun must track them down and seek revenge all while the world ends around her.
It's supposed to be post-apocalyptic mixed with fantasy but I can't shake the feeling that this is the same earth we're living in, in the not so distant future, with a dash of magic.
The writing style takes time to get used to. There are sections written purely in second person. Surprisingly enough, I enjoyed reading the more experimental pieces. It doesn't distract but adds more to the immersion of the story.
Not sure if this is spoilers so I'll give as little information as possible but I got goosebumps when I found out how the three perspectives intersect.