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A review by kelsyer
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
RUSTING EARTHFIRES, THIS BOOK!
It's a heavy story, but in a good way. I love it when a book makes you think and playes with your emptions as well.
Not gonna lie. Sometimes I had to stop while reading, just to stare in front of me, while trying to process and whispering fuck with increasing speed and volume.
I really enjoyed the way the multiple POV's were set up, each having access to different pieces of the puzzle.
I still don't really get how the magic system works, but I have a feeling that most of them don't, either, because of how the stonelore changes. History is written by the victors, and all that.
I am wondering why it's Father Earth and not Mother Earth, though.
I usually have no solid idea about what the book will be about when I pick it up, so I was pleaseantly surprised by all the LGBTQ+ rep in this book. Love is love, by all shapes and forms.
What tripped me up a bit, was the fact that I always have questions in the back of my head and sometimes I find answers even when I am not directly looking for them. (At the Fable app I already shared this quote, but rust it, it does reasonate hard, so here it is again:
"Home is people (...)
Home is what you take with you, not what you leave behind."
The last sentence? I was cackling so hard. I love Interludes as well
It's a heavy story, but in a good way. I love it when a book makes you think and playes with your emptions as well.
Not gonna lie. Sometimes I had to stop while reading, just to stare in front of me, while trying to process and whispering fuck with increasing speed and volume.
I really enjoyed the way the multiple POV's were set up, each having access to different pieces of the puzzle.
I still don't really get how the magic system works, but I have a feeling that most of them don't, either, because of how the stonelore changes. History is written by the victors, and all that.
I am wondering why it's Father Earth and not Mother Earth, though.
I usually have no solid idea about what the book will be about when I pick it up, so I was pleaseantly surprised by all the LGBTQ+ rep in this book. Love is love, by all shapes and forms.
What tripped me up a bit, was the fact that I always have questions in the back of my head and sometimes I find answers even when I am not directly looking for them. (At the Fable app I already shared this quote, but rust it, it does reasonate hard, so here it is again:
"Home is people (...)
Home is what you take with you, not what you leave behind."
The last sentence? I was cackling so hard. I love Interludes as well