This is my first book by Jemisin and I really enjoyed her writing style. Although, at times it did leave me a little lost. It is not a light fantasy read, and felt more like a book I should be reading in an English class. One that I should be picking apart and using it to analyze character motivations and existential crisis.

I left the first book feeling like it was a novel in and of itself. I am now curious to see what the next two books in the series will bring.