Book Review: The Broken Kingdoms, by N.K. Jemisin

One-line summary: Twilight of the Gods. Unfortunately, the wrong kind of Twilight.



Reviews:

Goodreads: Average 4.39. Mode: 5 stars.
Library Thing: Average 4.5. Mode: 5 stars.
Amazon: Average 5.0. Mode: 5 stars. (With 6 reviewers...)

The gods have broken free after centuries of slavery, and the world holds its breath, fearing their vengeance. The saga of mortals and immortals continues in THE BROKEN KINGDOMS. In the city of Shadow, beneath the World Tree, alleyways shimmer with magic and godlings live hidden among mortalkind. Oree Shoth, a blind artist, takes in a homeless man who glows like a living sun to her strange sight. This act of kindness engulfs Oree in a nightmarish conspiracy. Someone, somehow, is murdering godlings, leaving their desecrated bodies all over the city. Oree's peculiar guest is at the heart of it, his presence putting her in mortal danger -- but is it him the killers want, or Oree? And is the earthly power of the Arameri king their ultimate goal, or have they set their sights on the Lord of Night himself?

This is book two in the Inheritance Trilogy, which started with The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms. There may be some minor spoilers for book one below the cut, but no spoilers for this book.

( I'm going to hate myself for this review. N.K. Jemisin's fans are going to hate me, too )

Verdict: If you liked The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, you'll probably enjoy the sequel well enough, but it's not epic. I am, alas, at this point somewhat underwhelmed by this series.

Book Review: The Broken Kingdoms, by N.K. Jemisin

One-line summary: Twilight of the Gods. Unfortunately, the wrong kind of Twilight.



Reviews:

Goodreads: Average 4.39. Mode: 5 stars.
Library Thing: Average 4.5. Mode: 5 stars.
Amazon: Average 5.0. Mode: 5 stars. (With 6 reviewers...)

The gods have broken free after centuries of slavery, and the world holds its breath, fearing their vengeance. The saga of mortals and immortals continues in THE BROKEN KINGDOMS. In the city of Shadow, beneath the World Tree, alleyways shimmer with magic and godlings live hidden among mortalkind. Oree Shoth, a blind artist, takes in a homeless man who glows like a living sun to her strange sight. This act of kindness engulfs Oree in a nightmarish conspiracy. Someone, somehow, is murdering godlings, leaving their desecrated bodies all over the city. Oree's peculiar guest is at the heart of it, his presence putting her in mortal danger -- but is it him the killers want, or Oree? And is the earthly power of the Arameri king their ultimate goal, or have they set their sights on the Lord of Night himself?

This is book two in the Inheritance Trilogy, which started with The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms. There may be some minor spoilers for book one below the cut, but no spoilers for this book.

( I'm going to hate myself for this review. N.K. Jemisin's fans are going to hate me, too )

Verdict: If you liked The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, you'll probably enjoy the sequel well enough, but it's not epic. I am, alas, at this point somewhat underwhelmed by this series.