The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

10/03/20

Still perfect for me.

6/07/19

4.5 stars!

THIS WAS SO GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD. There. That's a coherent review, right?

Honestly when I first started this book, less than 50 pages in, I instantly thought, “oh shit, this is like Ancillary Justice-good...” In terms of my love for it, it really was that good. It even had some fluid gender identity that paralleled Ancillary which was a nice coincidence. The author's ability to drop you into a full-fledged world with it's own customs, religions, cultures, races, nations, etc. rivals some of fantasy's best in execution. It didn't have to spend entire chapters breaking down scenery to immerse the reader into this fantastical world.

Obvs going to continue with the series (especially after that ending though!) and read everything else by Jemisin because holy moly this was honestly perfect for me.