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A review by gossamer_lens
The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
I picked this up in ebook format, and man oh man am I glad I read this not as an audiobook. There is something about the author's writing that is rather clinical and the narrator they work with just makes it feel doubly so. I think the first book could have been a 5 star for me if I had read it not as an audiobook.
This books POV was a little less intriguing and a little less gripping then the first book. But I really liked one of the POV additions and I'm very interested to see where things go... this book suffered the middle book trilogy case of feeling like a carrier to get us from point A to point B. That said it didn't suffer mightily for it, it just lacked the something that could have put it at a 5 star.
This books POV was a little less intriguing and a little less gripping then the first book. But I really liked one of the POV additions and I'm very interested to see where things go... this book suffered the middle book trilogy case of feeling like a carrier to get us from point A to point B. That said it didn't suffer mightily for it, it just lacked the something that could have put it at a 5 star.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Minor: Cannibalism