Title: The Fifth Season
Series Identifier: First book in the Broken Earth Trilogy
Format: Book
Genre:
- Fantasy
Conversation Topic:
- Betrayal
- Change
- Consequences
- Cultural representation
- Death
- Difficult emotions
- Family
- Fear
- Feeling alone
- Finding Oneself/Identity Development
- Leadership
- LGBT Issues
- Love
- Making new friends
- Resilience
- Strong female role models
- Redemption
- Sacrifice for others
- Working with others
Relatable Experience:
- Coming of age/Getting older
- Death
- Fear/Anxiety
- Fighting
- Loss (other than death)
- Guilt
- Moving
- New Life Event (New Rules)
- Trauma
Insights:
- Book has wonderful lgbtq+ representation (trans character, poly relationships, fluid sexuality, etc) without it being the main plot, it fits in seamlessly (same with race and racial differences).
- Main character is what is called an orogene which are people who can control seismic activity and earth, and is an oppressed group.
- Story follows her through a major seismic event, death of her son when her husband finds out he is also an orogene, as well as her past experiences.
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