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★★★★★ (4.5)
hello?? I am floored. high fantasy tends not to compel me to pick up the next book immediately (my mind needs a break, okay?) but this one, wow. if not for an impending exam and vacation, I would have; until May, then.
as a STEM girly, the physics of the magic system was just so creatively established—it makes sense with our natural laws, which was really fucking cool. how does one just come up with such brilliancy? the hugo is definitely deserved, and I can't wait to see where the sto ...more
hello?? I am floored. high fantasy tends not to compel me to pick up the next book immediately (my mind needs a break, okay?) but this one, wow. if not for an impending exam and vacation, I would have; until May, then.
as a STEM girly, the physics of the magic system was just so creatively established—it makes sense with our natural laws, which was really fucking cool. how does one just come up with such brilliancy? the hugo is definitely deserved, and I can't wait to see where the sto ...more
Read #2: January 5th, 2020
This book still slaps. I will say the emotionally traumatic scenes hit less hard on reread cause I was expecting them.
(Also, Innon is still the only good man on this world)
Read #1: July 23rd, 2019
The Fifth Season is God Tier™. Given the praise and accolades lauded to NK Jemisin over the last three years for this trilogy I expected this book to be incredibly dense and too literary for my tastes. Boy, was I wrong. The Fifth Season is approachable and so entertaining.
The F ...more
This book still slaps. I will say the emotionally traumatic scenes hit less hard on reread cause I was expecting them.
(Also, Innon is still the only good man on this world)
Read #1: July 23rd, 2019
The Fifth Season is God Tier™. Given the praise and accolades lauded to NK Jemisin over the last three years for this trilogy I expected this book to be incredibly dense and too literary for my tastes. Boy, was I wrong. The Fifth Season is approachable and so entertaining.
The F ...more
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