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The Broken Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin

9 reviews

debhawk84's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I read this book 8 years ago, and listening to it, it remains my favorite of the series. Oree is one of my favorite characters N.K. Jemisin has written so far. I love the character progression of Shiny and the deeper insight into the Three.

Seeing Shadow, Sky, and all the gods and godlings through Oree's eyes painted such an interesting picture. N.K. once again created a beautifully vivid new world for readers to get lost in, and the plot was so good. I still marvel to think this was her debut series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Blood, Violence, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Kidnapping and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Death of parent, Abandonment, and Ableism

ecmbeanie's review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Religious bigotry, Violence, Police brutality, Classism, Physical abuse, Xenophobia, Ableism, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Self harm, Sexual content, Blood, and Torture

Minor: Death of parent

risaleel's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Violence, Blood, Ableism, Classism, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: War, Grief, and Pregnancy

chaoticnostalgia's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Confinement, Gore, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Abandonment and Sexual content

Minor: Incest, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Vomit, and Grief

overbooked207's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

📖 The Broken Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin Book Review 📖

2nd book of April 2022 and 14th of the year:

Picking up ten years after the events of the first book and following new characters, this sequel once again has phenomenal world-building and writing, an adventurous story about strength, love, and what it takes to earn forgiveness, and if you even can in some instances, and complex, interesting characters! I also really liked the connections to the first book, and the audiobook was amazing! So far, I still enjoy The Broken Earth trilogy more, but I will read and recommend everything by N.K. Jemisin, and if you haven’t read anything by her yet, I highly suggest doing so as soon as possible! TW for murder, violence, death, torture, body horror, cannibalism, rape, slavery, epidemic, incest, sexually explicit content, infidelity, sexual violence, confinement, pregnancy, police brutality, medical content/trauma, physical abuse, suicidal thoughts, suicide/suicide attempt, kidnapping, injury/injury detail, gaslighting, gore, grief, blood, religious bigotry, self-harm, war, and xenophobia📚⚔️🎨

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Torture, Gaslighting, Confinement, Incest, Medical content, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Infidelity, Cannibalism, Death, Medical trauma, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Police brutality, War, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Xenophobia, Body horror, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Slavery

laguerrelewis's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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

5.0

Jemisin knows how to do a sequel. She’s refined it to an art, and her skill should be studied. I wondered at how the first installment could be followed up, but this one understands that a sequel need not confine itself, especially in a world like this. The new perspective recontextualizes and expands the world we got a brief look at in the last book, and the characters are just as rich and interesting, if not more so. With a middle entry like this, I cannot wait to see how this story is closed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Classism, Confinement, Death of parent, Gore, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Body horror, Murder, Self harm, Violence, Cannibalism, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

Minor: Pregnancy and Xenophobia

seanml's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

My thoughts on the series as a whole so far are still the same: some good, some bad. But I think this sequel was an improvement over the first. I like our protagonist; they were a very interesting character to follow. There was one major plot thread at the end of The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms that I was hoping Jemisin brought back for this one, and sure enough she did! I thought the narrative really picked up in the last quarter of the book, and the author’s descriptions were definitely the highlight of the book. 7.5/10.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cannibalism, Gore, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Torture

Minor: Incest, Pregnancy, Stalking, and Vomit

coffinfinite's review

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

 A dazzling sequel to The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, The Broken Kingdoms builds on and expands the lore and world of the first book while also delivering another heart wrenching story of Gods, mortals, love and betrayal. Following Oree, a blind woman who can see magic, we are plunged into a chaotic nightmare of cults, violence and conspiracy that she must overcome or perish. Oree is as compelling a protagonist as Yeine from the first book, and her blindness is used by the author to create mystery through soundscape descriptions accentuated by the occasional flurry of magical “vision”, which adds a great deal of depth and intrigue to the story. I read The Broken Kingdoms in two intense sessions and was captivated from start to finish, and I can’t wait to read the final book in the trilogy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

kylieqrada's review

challenging dark emotional 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

Review to come once my brain lets me write reviews again. But I love this series 😍😍😍

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Incest, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Torture, Violence, and Xenophobia