Reviews

Lua de Sangue, by N.K. Jemisin

katienunnery's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

jalumbaugh's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

I love Jemisin as an author. Incredible world building with so much heart. Every culture feels realistic, never exaggerated. Shines in comparison to white authors who've never left their country trying to make non-european worlds. 

The story itself, one of her most straightforward. It's pretty good, but not a twisting mystery like others. Excited to read the second book.

louiseelele's review against another edition

3.5

Oxfam Reading Challenge: A fantasy for May (borrowed from the library) 

austinluttrell's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Jemisin really throws you in the deep end at the start. Takes a while to really understand whats going on and figure out the characters/world, but once you do it is a gut wrenching story from start to finish

averyjpub's review against another edition

5.0

Started off slow but really gripping and beautiful by the end, well worth it. I've loved everything I've read by N.K. Jemisin so far. Read for magic, dreams, honor, love, intimacy, family, adventure, battles.

snorkmidden's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.0

zac_johannes's review against another edition

4.0

Very unique high fantasy that had some fantastic world building. Would just liked to have a bit more character work. But still a great book.

sinainn's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

tamnhauser's review against another edition

3.0

Okay, so, up front... I desperately wanted to give this a four. However, it took about 150 pages for me to really feel like I was enjoying myself. Admittedly, that's evidently down to the detail and set up for the world in which the story is situated within.

Regardless, by the end of it, I certainly enjoyed it without a doubt! A little rough around the edges, but Jemisin's huge talent is still perfectly visible throughout.

3.5, a 4 if it weren't for me being so finicky!!

alpal_collective's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective sad 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

4.5