Inheritance Trilogy The Broken Kingdoms, Book 2, (Paperback)

from sumik

Very enjoyable book. I read it thinking it was the first of a trilogy and it is actually the second book in a trilogy and yet - enjoyable to read on its own despite that. Set in a world where "godlings" - i.e., demi-gods walk amongst mortals and magic is mistrusted and yet real. The main characte...

from alwright1

This is a great world that the author has created. She does a wonderful job of having "normal" women interact with gods and powerful institutions in believable ways. Her characters are always interesting and sympathetic and never perfect. Each book in the series has been hard to put down. This on...

from sumik

Very enjoyable book. I read it thinking it was the first of a trilogy and it is actually the second book in a trilogy and yet - enjoyable to read on its own despite that. Set in a world where "godlings" - i.e., demi-gods walk amongst mortals and magic is mistrusted and yet real. The main characte...

from willowsmom

Jemisin's debut novel, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, was one of my top reads of 2010. I was glad that I had forgotten much of the plot, though, before I started the second of the trilogy...because the 'antagonist' of THTK was the mysterious friend of the protagonist in The Broken Kingdoms. Confu...

from zeborah

I have issues with human/god romantic liaisons due to power differentials. However this aspect of the book felt better integrated than it did when (a couple of years ago now) I read the first book of the trilogy. Can only assume the third book will continue the theme. Actually I think I liked thi...