Reviews

The Awakened Kingdom by N.K. Jemisin

nanceoir's review against another edition

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4.0

It's been a while since I read the trilogy, so I think I forgot some of the finer details of... stuff, but this was such a pleasure to read. I loved the narrator's voice -- it was charming and a bit silly but thoroughly delightful. Plus, there were some really cool story moments. All in all, really good stuff.

brittfol's review against another edition

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adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

slencho's review against another edition

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3.0

I was so excited to return to this world but found the story a bit slow and had difficulty staying interested. I’m  shocked I would ever give Queen Jemisin a 3 in anything… it’s always been 5s…. But I just didn’t really enjoy this one very much.

libraryraven's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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? Yes

4.25

rgibbons's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

emeraldreverie's review against another edition

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5.0

Every layer of this world is so fun and great to explore.

f1utterby3's review

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5.0

Goodness I loved this. A much much better conclusion to this trilogy than "The Kingdom of Gods". I loved watching (reading?) Shill's voice develop and mature across the novella and the conclusion made me positively beam.

bookishpapercuts's review against another edition

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challenging hopeful
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

nikkitaco's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious

4.0

ksofi's review

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3.0

This book is an interesting exploration in gender and how socially/culturally constructed gender roles are.

The narrative voice is quite unique.