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Die Gefährtin des Lichts by N.K. Jemisin, Helga Parmiter

9 reviews

chrisljm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

This was so fucking SAD omfg N.K. Jemisin is SICK. 

I love how this sequel builds upon the world we’re shown in the first book, but from a completely new setting and perspective, so despite how familiar it is, it’s still a unique experience.  

In the first book we see through the POV of the elite and the magical city they live in, while in this we read the story through the lens of regular citizens who live in the shadows far below the city in the sky, more removed from the gods, where suddenly one day a large tree blooms and integrates into their lives. The events of the first book seemed so cosmic and important, and so it’s fascinating to see how in this book majority of the citizens aren’t even aware of the events that transpired with the gods and the specific reasons why their lives have changed so drastically. 

I enjoyed this book far more than the first. The plot was gripping, and ultimately so <i>sad</i>. If I were to have been the author of this novel, I'm not sure what choices I would've made, the conclusions I would've settled on. I don't disagree with the decisions in this book but I just hate (in the most neutral sense) how sad it was.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Genocide, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and War

Minor: Rape, Slavery, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Cannibalism, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Incest, Slavery, Vomit, and War

debthebookworm'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: Death, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Kidnapping

Minor: Ableism, Death of parent, and Abandonment

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

Moderate: Sexual content and Abandonment

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

overbooked207's review against another edition

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

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

Minor: Xenophobia and Pregnancy

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: Gore, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, and Murder

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

Minor: Incest, Vomit, Stalking, and Pregnancy

coffinfinite's review against another edition

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, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, and Suicide attempt

achingallover's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Death, Genocide, Gore, Incest, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy