A review by stephkitten
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

challenging dark emotional sad 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

4.5

Took at bit at the beginning to grab my attention, and definitely took a little while for me to kind of get my footing and become interested in figuring out WTF was going on, but once it did, I'm in. A different style of storytelling than I'm used to, but I appreciated how the multiple narratives slowly came together into an AH-HA moment. Definitely deals with some very dark topics. I now want to read the whole series to find out what is going on and how it resolves. So many unresolved mysteries. 
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