A review by caseybones
The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

5.0

Hopefully this is the first in a new trilogy or duology and not a one-off – there’s so much about this universe I want to know. And from the perspective of a fourth-generation Brooklyn native, this book was PERFECT. No notes. 

I’m not even mad that
Jersey City ends up being an honorary borough,
and of course
the Staten Island avatar is the betrayer;
how could the product of that environment be anything else? 
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