#13: N.K. Jemisin, The Fifth Season (Broken Earth #1)

[kareila]

Much like Ancillary Justice, I had trouble finding my way into this Hugo winning novel at first. In fact I put it down after reading the first three chapters and almost didn't come back. But I did stick with it, and found it to ultimately be a deeply rewarding read, both in character exploration and world building. I gradually "sessed" the structure of the story, to the point where none of the revelations at the end were a surprise to me. But there were still enough unanswered questions to make me want to read the rest of the trilogy as soon as possible. (Which is why I generally try to make sure a trilogy is *finished* before I even get started.)

Warnings for infanticide, non-consensual intercourse, child molestation, and Lord knows what else. It's not a good world to live in, and that's kind of the point.