Review by ialoneblue - The Fifth Season

ialoneblue 's review for:

The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

4.0

I went into this book knowing very little about it and I have to say that it's probably one of the most unique concepts I've ever read and so far, well executed. The world, the characters, the abilities and the lore/history was so intricate, well written and thought out. I enjoyed the different povs and each unique look into different parts of the world and the development.

For me, the beginning was a little hard to connect to right away and for most of the book I wasn't completely sure I understood how everything worked. That may be on me but I did feel like there's so much to this world and the information we were given was a lot to take in and keep up with.

I do think it was really clever to have the 3 povs but of the same character at different points of her life. I did suspect Damaya was Syen and i think after that, it made sense for Syen to be Essun. I really enjoyed all three and i think Damaya was my favorite.

It did make some things predictable, maybe not in full details but at least give an idea of what to expect. But definitely excited to continue the series.

(There are darker elements in the story that is mentioned and/or implied so check tw)

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