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Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick
The City We Became | N.K. Jemisin
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This was a fun tour through NYC's five boroughs. New York City is about to be born, with each borough having an avatar that represents it's heart & history. As they each emerge, we meet a diverse bunch of people discovering the threat in their city's north right along with us. I think the middle dragged a bit, but picked up again at the end. I felt the strongest support for Brooklyn, the most curiosity about Staten Island, and ⬇️

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick the most disinterest in Queens. A follow up book could help answer some more questions. Jemisin certainly built a full world that's intriguing, but I hope book two brings a bit more humanity to our antagonist fighting the city's birth.
A tad late to finish #authoramonth for January @Soubhiville SORRY! and my first February #bookspinbingo book @TheAromaofBooks
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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3y
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Cinfhen Great review 💜I couldn‘t get through this book, so I‘m extra impressed 🙌🏻 3y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Your review makes it sound pretty intriguing! On my shelf ... 🤓📚 3y
JaclynW Great review! I finished this in January and liked it too. So very inventive. I'm looking forward to another book as well. 3y
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