A review by rnbhargava
The World We Make by N.K. Jemisin

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I really loved this sequel. My minor issue with it is that some aspects of it just kind of end a bit conveniently. Some parts, that’s amusing. Others, it felt like a slightly hastened storyline. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Genocide, Violence, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Deadnaming, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Blood, Stalking, Car accident, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

There are scenes where cities are put at risk en masse. There’s examples of characters that are clearly analogous to far right, kind of racist, supposedly religion based politicians. The idea of the soul of a city, the distinct things that give them personality is a big theme in this. The avatars are emblematic in the best ways possible. I overall love this duology. Frankly, I kind of hope Jemisin still makes it into a trilogy one day.