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A review by joeillereads
The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
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
4.0
i’m honestly not quite sure how to rate this book so it’s quite likely that my rating could change in the future.
pros: i loved hoa and learning more about his backstory. the world building is beautiful as always. this book like the rest of the series touches on themes of motherhood, generational trauma, climate change, colonialism and racism in a profound way. i also loved the found family aspects from castrima. i thought the ending was very satisfying and it brought all the threads together.
cons: i just couldn’t connect with nassun and by extension schaffa, and that was half the book. i missed characters from the previous books, esp alabaster. i literally found myself trying to get through the nassun chapters as fast as possible so i could get back to essun, who really did not ever get the credit she deserved. i also wanted more reasoning for why hoa was so attached to essun… like im a fan of it but it was so underexplained. and the technical aspects once again could have done with being explained in a clearer way.
overall this is a very very good fantasy series and definitely worth the read. but i would say the best book in the series is the first one, and when expectations are set so high in book one, it is hard to live up to them. it was still a wild and enjoyable ride, and n k jemisin is a masterful writer.
pros: i loved hoa and learning more about his backstory. the world building is beautiful as always. this book like the rest of the series touches on themes of motherhood, generational trauma, climate change, colonialism and racism in a profound way. i also loved the found family aspects from castrima. i thought the ending was very satisfying and it brought all the threads together.
cons: i just couldn’t connect with nassun and by extension schaffa, and that was half the book. i missed characters from the previous books, esp alabaster. i literally found myself trying to get through the nassun chapters as fast as possible so i could get back to essun, who really did not ever get the credit she deserved. i also wanted more reasoning for why hoa was so attached to essun… like im a fan of it but it was so underexplained. and the technical aspects once again could have done with being explained in a clearer way.
overall this is a very very good fantasy series and definitely worth the read. but i would say the best book in the series is the first one, and when expectations are set so high in book one, it is hard to live up to them. it was still a wild and enjoyable ride, and n k jemisin is a masterful writer.