This is one series I should have read back to back to back. It s a dense book and cleverly written. It took me a few pages to remember the players and what they were all working towards. This series was brilliant though. Like nothing I have read before. ( )

I blew through this book in a matter of days and now I'm sad because there is and won't be any more. This series was a fantastic read, Jemisin has a unique style and she does spoon-feed you the answer to every question. The characters were complex and there was no obvious good-guy / bad-guy situation. The underlying message of a people attacking it's planet for its resources and killing their environment in the process (without criticism or activism) was a nice touch. Also, the whole series had a quality which made me like it in a way that I don't even understand myself. I'm very curious where Jemisin will go next! ( )

If you haven't started reading N.K. Jemisin yet, you really should. This is brilliant stuff. Fantasy, post-apocalyptic and complex. As with the best of genre fiction, it speaks to the here-and-now as well as the fantastic universe she has built. Her characters are true-to-life and complicated. Her world is believable and thrilling. I cannot wait to read her other works. ( )

I can't believe the series is over. It blew through me so quickly. One of the best trilogies I've had the pleasure to read in my life. Older now, I have a deep appreciation for a novel that does something different than its genre suggests. This trilogy, and this book, has done that in spades. Beautiful imagery, imaginative world-building and characters that will leave a lasting impression.

Read it. ( )

I'm fairly satisfied with the conclusion to the series, but I definitely think the first book was the best. There was too much left unanswered going into this one that a lot of it felt rushed so that it could all be fit in. And even still, there were several (albeit minor) things that never were explained I figured would be at some point. But I'm definitely glad I finished the trilogy and wish I hadn't waited so long to do so. ( )