Tag: POC protagonist

• The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin

  

  This series is picking up momentum with a looming Final Fantasy-esque existential threat from the moon.

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  July 1, 2022

  Books, Fiction

  dystopian, fantasy, N.K. Jemisin, POC protagonist, POC-authored, read in 2022, sci-fi, woman protagonist, woman-authored

• The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

  

  I liked this book much more than the other N.K. Jemisin series I tried, but I still wasn’t convinced until the big narrative twist.

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  June 3, 2022

  Books, Fiction

  dystopian, fantasy, N.K. Jemisin, POC protagonist, POC-authored, read in 2022, woman protagonist, woman-authored

• The Book of Salt by Monique Truong

  

  The first book I’ve read in 2022, The Book of Salt is rich in aesthetics and emotion but could benefit from dialing it back.

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  January 12, 2022

  Books, Fiction

  book club books, food book, POC protagonist, read in 2022, stream of consciousness, woman-authored