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The Fifth Season
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Start date
November 1, 2019
Finish date
November 30, 2019

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Antonia
Jun 07, 2019 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
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I enjoyed this one, but I couldn't get into the writing as much as I'd like to. I'm looking forward to see how the story will unfold. Great characters and pacing, though! ...more
Nikki
I have kind of mixed feelings about this book. I loved the world building and the following the three timelines/characters and not revealing their connection until almost the end (tho I figured part of that out fairly early on).

However it got kind of repetitive in the middle third and also had basically zero ending, so it looks like I have to continue to find out what happens with the daughter. Also I got kind of frustrated especially with the Syenite/Alabaster relationship because she spent so
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Tanya (Novel Paperbacks)
Jun 23, 2020 rated it it was amazing
This was a little difficult to get into. And I wasn’t a fan of the use and switching between second and third person narratives. That threw me for a while. But my goodness! That second half! I didn’t expect to like this as much as I did. I loved the characters by the end. The exploration of their characters, choices, desperation and pain were extremely uncomfortable but connected me to them strongly. And that magic system and world building was just astonishing! Proof that you can build an incre ...more
Madge
Someday, I will (probably) finish this. I thought I was okay to start it now, but I wasn't. I really should have looked up content warnings before attempting it. ...more
Jayeeta
I know a lot of people who loved this book, but it wasn't for me unfortunately :( ...more
Yaneth
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May 12, 2020 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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May 26, 2024 rated it it was amazing
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