libraryraven's review
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
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
5.0
Every layer of this world is so fun and great to explore.
f1utterby3's review against another edition
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
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
ksofi's review against another edition
3.0
This book is an interesting exploration in gender and how socially/culturally constructed gender roles are.
The narrative voice is quite unique.
The narrative voice is quite unique.
readingisl1fe's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
librarelyy's review against another edition
2.0
It’s CUTE. It was too short for me to care about the characters in the way I felt like I was supposed to.. I know it’s a novella so it’s supposed to be short; but I just didn’t love it.
danilanglie's review against another edition
4.0
A nice little novella that expands the scope of the core series. I like seeing the aftermath, and the way the culture of this world changes through yet another time jump. And it's honestly heartwarming to see the Three hanging out together again, even if conditions are less than perfect between them, and in the world in general.
I admire Jemisin for the way she deals with gender in the Darre culture. It's sort of a one-to-one switcharoo, where it's a matriarchy where the men are subservient, meant to obey and be pretty and make good matches for their family's honor. But it's not the exact same history as a patriarchal society would have, and there is more nuance there than you would think.
I listened to the audiobook for this one, and the reader had a very unique style that was pretty fun!
I admire Jemisin for the way she deals with gender in the Darre culture. It's sort of a one-to-one switcharoo, where it's a matriarchy where the men are subservient, meant to obey and be pretty and make good matches for their family's honor. But it's not the exact same history as a patriarchal society would have, and there is more nuance there than you would think.
I listened to the audiobook for this one, and the reader had a very unique style that was pretty fun!