Reviews for Books in The Broken Earth series

by N. K. Jemisin

I've read all of the 3 books in this series. There are 3 reviews of those books for an average score of 3.67 (out of 4).

I rated this series

overall and said:

Top-tier worldbuilding and an escalating plot cement this a modern classic.

Book #1

Really great book. Good frame, superb worldbuilding, pretty good characters. The way magic was explained felt fairly satisfying. It sort of throws you into the deep end and everything makes more sense as you go. Doesn't stray from tradegy. Definitely a good start to a series and I'm excited to see what comes next.

2018-12-28
Book #2

Pretty good! Less character work than the first. It was also lacking the neat frame the first one had. Mostly felt like a stepping stone to the third. Writing continues to be good though.

2019-01-14
Book #3

Great conclusion to the series. It didn't quite match that frame of the first, but it's pretty good payoff and tied everything together well. Great world building.

2019-02-18

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