Reviews

Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

novembrist's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

doctabird's review against another edition

3.0

It took me forever to get through this book, and honestly, even though the story was interesting enough, I doubt I'll follow the series. For most of the book, I was really only interested in Xiala and Serapio's stories. I kept trying to speed read through the other stories while also trying to keep all the names and characters straight. It wasn't a bad book, just not the book for me.

invaderday's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

started strong for me and kind of petered out. i enjoyed the writing and most of the characters, but the stakes seemed kind of unclear to me in a way that made the climax sort of disappointing. have to think on this one a bit

jenningslibrary's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Very good story by a Native American author.

isawaphoenix's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

I liked the book and the story, but found some of the jumps between time and place a little disorienting at first. 

peach_pie's review against another edition

I think this is a book I need to read in print so I can follow the names and the world building a bit closer. Definitely want to give it another shot

kathyreadsalot's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

kutterek's review against another edition

5.0

I LOVE the setting of this book. It’s based off of pre-colonial Americas and is fantastic. The settings and people are described super well without being long winded and I enjoyed the various parts of the world we get glimpses of.

Something I really enjoyed is the political undercurrent throughout. Maybe undercurrent is too light of a term, but it’s hard to truly know who are the villains (except for one character that I loathed) and who are the heroes. Instead of separating characters by good and bad, they felt more real and I really appreciated that. The character development is well done too.

Very enjoyable adventure with some really cool characters. I’ll be jumping into the next one for sure!

donaidh_camshron's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-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

spikehype's review against another edition

3.0

I'm a little torn on the rating because the characters and the topic are amazing. The story is truly original. However, this book was way too long. The first half of the book was SLOW. The second half was better but it was really only the last 50 pages where I truly enjoyed the writing. Part of me wants to see how the character story lines play out in the 2nd book but the other part of me has better books to read. This was not a "can't put it down" book for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence