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The Kingdom of Gods by N.K. Jemisin

3 reviews

chrisljm's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious sad medium-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? Yes

4.0

This was sad afffffff wtffffffffff. 

I love Sieh as a character and so I’m not sure if I’m more satisfied or left feeling unfulfilled with what happens to him (maybe a combination of the two). That also sums up how I feel about this story as a whole. I was pleasantly surprised by the ending and short story and the small sense of closure it brings, but due to its brevity I’m left wanting more but also stuck with the feeling that maybe what we saw was just enough. 

I did come to really love Deka as a character (he’s so sweet) in the short amount of time we saw him and I wish he was more present throughout the novel. I anticipated him to have a much larger role, especially with the magic that he had, and so what we saw of him felt very unfulfilling. I think the book could’ve benefited with more focus on Sieh, Shahar, and Deka and the strength of their bond.

While I wouldn’t mark this story as a romance, I did truly love seeing the relationship between Sieh and Deka and, again, I wish what we saw of them together wasn’t so brief.

 

Not the best book out of the trilogy, and I’m still unsure of my exact feelings after writing this review, but the story was still engrossing. I just believe that it would’ve been a much stronger novel if we saw more from the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Genocide, Incest, Rape, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Pedophilia, Sexual content, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

nerdy_reader_9571's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, and Murder

Moderate: Slavery

Minor: Rape, Torture, and Colonisation

kylieqrada's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad 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

5.0

A five star series, my favorite work from N.K. Jemisin so far (that's saying alot), and potentially a favorite series of all time. I didn't realize that these books, while connected by a common core of characters and a general plot, are more companion novels than sequential books in an interconnected series. Usually with series like that, I inevitably fall more in love with one book/story more than the others. Not so here. I am trash for this entire series, and I'm SO glad my mom got me the giant bind-up so I can hop straight into the novella! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, and Murder