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The World We Make

The World We Make

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  • Author：N.K. Jemisin
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Summary

Four-time Hugo Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author N。K。 Jemisin crafts a glorious fantasy （Neil Gaiman） -- a story of culture， identity， magic， and myths in contemporary New York City， in the final book of the Great Cities Duology。

Every great city has a soul。 A human avatar that embodies their city's heart and wields its magic。 New York？ She's got six。 But all is not well in the city that never sleeps。 Though Brooklyn， Manny， Bronca， Venezia， Padmini， and Neek have temporarily managed to stop the Woman in White from invading--and destroying the entire universe in the process--the mysterious capital E Enemy has more subtle powers at her disposal。 A new candidate for mayor wielding the populist rhetoric of gentrification， xenophobia， and law and order may have what it takes to change the very nature of New York itself and take it down from the inside。 In order to defeat him， and the Enemy who holds his purse strings， the avatars will have to join together with the other Great Cities of the world in order to bring her down for good and protect their world from complete destruction。

The Great Cities Duology

The City We BecameThe World We Make

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Reviews

Kim ，

This seemed like a rehash of the first book， but without the NYC descriptions and scenery that made the first book so charming。 For a book about a city， it weirdly lacked a sense of place？ Also， similar to the first book， I felt like there were so many characters with lots of talking and somehow nothing happens。

Caitlin ，

I listened to this on audio， and so must start this by saying that the whole audio production and the narrator， Robin Miles， were utterly unreal！ Everything about it was truly so well done， once again raising the bar on what audiobooks can accomplish， so I highly recommend this reading experience if you’re an audio fan！N。K。 Jemisin never ceases to amaze me with the absolute might and precision with which she wields her literary genius。 The way she not only keeps her finger on the pulse of social I listened to this on audio， and so must start this by saying that the whole audio production and the narrator， Robin Miles， were utterly unreal！ Everything about it was truly so well done， once again raising the bar on what audiobooks can accomplish， so I highly recommend this reading experience if you’re an audio fan！N。K。 Jemisin never ceases to amaze me with the absolute might and precision with which she wields her literary genius。 The way she not only keeps her finger on the pulse of social justice but has woven it - and the literal heartbeat of New York City - into this smart， fierce， pulls-no-punches duology is genuinely brilliant， and I feel in no way qualified to be reviewing it， but I’m definitely both in awe and humbled by so much of it。 This book is so powerful in so many ways， and I love how fantasy is the vehicle of choice to get the point across。As with the first book， I admittedly spent the majority of this instalment more in awe of Jemisin’s brilliance at concept level than fully engaged with the characters at story level， but all the same: what a feat。 The way this brings New York City to life， literally。 Once again， I loved getting to experience a little piece of it here in its full glory， alongside its avatars ❤️ 。。。more

Ashley Marie ，

4。5 starsThis duology may just be one of those sets of books that tackle a concept that's too big for my lizard brain to properly comprehend。 I got。。。 most of it。 The good parts。 I'm all in for Istanbul and his cats， lemme tell you。 And R'lyeh。 And Padmini。 And Manny/Neek。 As with the first book， the audio production is phenomenal。 Robin Miles brings her A-game every damn time。Dumbass romantic shit all the way。 4。5 starsThis duology may just be one of those sets of books that tackle a concept that's too big for my lizard brain to properly comprehend。 I got。。。 most of it。 The good parts。 I'm all in for Istanbul and his cats， lemme tell you。 And R'lyeh。 And Padmini。 And Manny/Neek。 As with the first book， the audio production is phenomenal。 Robin Miles brings her A-game every damn time。Dumbass romantic shit all the way。 。。。more

Kate ，

a bit on the nose and the ending fight felt meh but a great sequel

Kate ，

"The City We Became" vaulted straight into my all-time top-ten list， so following it was always going to be hard。 And indeed， "The World We Make，" while fun， just didn't have the same spark。 It is， however， direct and searing， just in case anyone happened to miss the point and theme of the first one， and does not pull any punches indicting the forces we really are dealing with in all our great cities。 "The City We Became" vaulted straight into my all-time top-ten list， so following it was always going to be hard。 And indeed， "The World We Make，" while fun， just didn't have the same spark。 It is， however， direct and searing， just in case anyone happened to miss the point and theme of the first one， and does not pull any punches indicting the forces we really are dealing with in all our great cities。 。。。more

James Laughlin ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 They’re calling it a duology， but to me， she left the story hanging just enough for a third book…if she wants。

Meredith Martinez ，

If I could go back and restart this series， I would listen to the whole thing on audiobook！ Listening to the second book added so many layers for me， and the audio production quality was so high it elevated what was already a fantastic story。

James Corson ，

One of my favorite authors is back with the conclusion to her Great Cities duology。 The first book came out right at the beginning of the pandemic in the United States， when Amazon was trying to restrict purchases to essential items。 Apparently， the latest novel from a four-time Hugo Award-winning author was considered essential， so I was able to get my hands on it right away （but not before sanitizing the box it came in -- like I said， it was early in the pandemic）。 The conclusion to the series One of my favorite authors is back with the conclusion to her Great Cities duology。 The first book came out right at the beginning of the pandemic in the United States， when Amazon was trying to restrict purchases to essential items。 Apparently， the latest novel from a four-time Hugo Award-winning author was considered essential， so I was able to get my hands on it right away （but not before sanitizing the box it came in -- like I said， it was early in the pandemic）。 The conclusion to the series has clearly been influenced by the pandemic and the all-around disaster that was 2020 in the United States。 For one， the book came out a full 2。5 years later， which is a long wait for fans of the normally-prolific Jemisin。 For another， the shades of police brutality， racism， and general liberal vs。 conservative antagonism are supercharged in the sequel， just as those same issues were supercharged in the upheavals of the first pandemic year。 There is more than a little bit of preaching to the choir here， but I guess I'm the choir， so it doesn't bug me as much as it could have。Judging from some of the reviews I've read， the righteous anger surging through both The City We Became and The World We Make seem to have caught some Jemisin readers off guard。 To me， it's a little like people saying that they used to love Rage Against the Machine until they got all political。 （Um， what part of "Some of those who work forces / Are the same that burn crosses"， or "Yeah， I'm rollin' down Rodeo with a shotgun / These people ain't seen a brown-skinned man / Since their grandparents bought one" didn't they understand。） Jemisin's books have always focused on themes of racism and oppression; they just took place in fantasy worlds， rather than a semi-fictional New York City。 Yes， the Great Cities duology is a bit more in-your-face about these things -- as is appropriate for a love letter to the over-the-top city that Jemisin calls home -- but it is consistent with the things she has tackled in the past。 As another famous NYC resident once said， "And if you don't know， now you know。"The World We Make is full of big ideas about the complex human interactions at the heart of the world's great cities and about the way those cities shape human art and culture。 She throws in some quantum mechanics and Lovecraft-esque horror， because why not。 Those ideas are what make this book interesting。 The book is by no means a fun， easy read， between the heady themes and the plausible depictions of oppressors versus oppressed， but fortunately there is enough humor to lighten the mood every once in a while。On the other hand， the plot is honestly a bit of a mess。 We get NYC versus R'lyeh （aka Squigglebitch） part two， which is mostly satisfying， if somewhat straightforward。 The problem is that the subplots are all over the place。 There's a very weird mayoral race， in which the two main candidates announce their intent to run a couple months before the election。 （These days， politicians announce their candidacies more than a year in advance。 I know this is an urban fantasy book about anthropomorphic cities and monsters trying to destroy the multiverse， but the timeline of the NYC mayoral race was just too hard to believe！） It fits in with the larger conflict， but the whole thing just seems like something tacked out midway through the development of the novel。 （This very well may have happened。 Jemisin admits in the Acknowledgements that she turned her planned trilogy into a duology and even struggled to finish the second book， but did so because she did not want to leave things unresolved。） The romantic stuff between Manny and Neek was also a weak point。 I appreciate Jemisin's effort to portray queer relationships， and it certainly fits with the larger themes of the book， but the whole thing was a bit unconvincing for me。 And while some of the interactions with other great cities were fun -- as a crazy cat dad， I am 100% on board with the stray cat utopia that is Istanbul -- I feel like this aspect could have been explored more had Jemisin stuck to her original plan。 It's that disjointed， somewhat unfinished nature that drags down the book。 Plus， the side plots serve as distractions from the bigger conflict and the bigger ideas that are Jemisin's forte。So on the whole， the book is a bit of a mixed bag。 I did quite enjoy it; it's a 3。5-star book for me， rounded up to 4 because I love the author。 I am giving her the benefit of the doubt， given that her plans were upended by real-world events， and that even finishing the book was a struggle。 In the end， it's impressive how the whole thing came together in those circumstances。 It's definitely worth a read for fans of Jemisin， even if the book isn't as polished as her earlier works。 。。。more

Melissa F。 ，

Oh man this was SO GOOD。 SO！！！ DAMN！！！ GOOD！！！But。。。I do have to note that while this was still a 5-star read to me， it was NOT as good as the first one。 The author admits in her notes that she struggled writing this， and that's something you can see at times in the pages。 It's also easy for me to see where this was planned as a trilogy， and then suddenly became a duology instead because of that struggle。 It's an unfortunately imperfect transition。 The resolution to the climax here is far too si Oh man this was SO GOOD。 SO！！！ DAMN！！！ GOOD！！！But。。。I do have to note that while this was still a 5-star read to me， it was NOT as good as the first one。 The author admits in her notes that she struggled writing this， and that's something you can see at times in the pages。 It's also easy for me to see where this was planned as a trilogy， and then suddenly became a duology instead because of that struggle。 It's an unfortunately imperfect transition。 The resolution to the climax here is far too simplistic and feels like something of a let-down after the two books worth of build-up。 And there are enough loose ends to leave me a bit frustrated， although overall the ending is exactly what I wanted。But honestly， the characters themselves so completely make up for any plot deficiencies that I don't even mind。 I love this group so much I would happily die for all of them。 I would happily read a gazillion more pages of their adventures as the New Yorks， but if two books are all we get， at least they were still damn good stories。 。。。more

Erin Finlen ，

I wish this could have been the trilogy she originally wanted it to be。 Because I want more！！！ It moves faster than book 1 because a lot of book 1 was world building。 But it hasn't lost the magic that The City had。 It was also really great to see Manny and Neek both get a lot of character development。 Manny went from least favorite to favorite （sorry， Bronca。。。I still love you though）。 I wish this could have been the trilogy she originally wanted it to be。 Because I want more！！！ It moves faster than book 1 because a lot of book 1 was world building。 But it hasn't lost the magic that The City had。 It was also really great to see Manny and Neek both get a lot of character development。 Manny went from least favorite to favorite （sorry， Bronca。。。I still love you though）。 。。。more

April Benore Kidd ，

I couldn’t get into this book。 The first was so much better and this one just fell flat for me。 The characters were all over the place and the story lines just didn’t have enough to keep my attention for long periods of time。 Almost became a DNF， but I’ve never not finished a book and wasn’t going to let this one be the first。

Maya Dworsky-Rocha ，

Beautiful and frustrating。 I'm grateful for the book we got， and trying not to be distracted and heartbroken by the neverbook（s） visible just out of reach。 Five stars because my expectations are my responsibility。 Beautiful and frustrating。 I'm grateful for the book we got， and trying not to be distracted and heartbroken by the neverbook（s） visible just out of reach。 Five stars because my expectations are my responsibility。 。。。more

Diane ，

Love the world building， love the allegory， love the message， love the ending。 I didn’t love this book the way I loved the last one。 It felt rushed and slow at the same time， somehow。 It got repetitive， with problem， problem exacerbated by R’lyeh， fight with R’lyeh， brief solution， and repeat。 I wish there had been more about Queens figuring things out， she was the shining star in this book。 3。5 stars rounded up， because the world we live in today is a very different one from the world we lived Love the world building， love the allegory， love the message， love the ending。 I didn’t love this book the way I loved the last one。 It felt rushed and slow at the same time， somehow。 It got repetitive， with problem， problem exacerbated by R’lyeh， fight with R’lyeh， brief solution， and repeat。 I wish there had been more about Queens figuring things out， she was the shining star in this book。 3。5 stars rounded up， because the world we live in today is a very different one from the world we lived in when Jemisin wrote the first book。 Content warning for racism， homophobia， transphobia 。。。more

Rachel ，

5。0 Stars What a phenomenal follow up to the first entry of this series！ This was even better than the first book。 Sometimes， I find Jemisin a little heavy handed in how she explores some of her themes and takeaways。 Almost as if real-world politics and day to day events -- which are admittedly analogs to her world -- overtake and overshadow the nuances of the fantasy worlds she creates。 However， in the context of this book and this particularly urban fantasy back drop， it was spot on。 The socio 5。0 Stars What a phenomenal follow up to the first entry of this series！ This was even better than the first book。 Sometimes， I find Jemisin a little heavy handed in how she explores some of her themes and takeaways。 Almost as if real-world politics and day to day events -- which are admittedly analogs to her world -- overtake and overshadow the nuances of the fantasy worlds she creates。 However， in the context of this book and this particularly urban fantasy back drop， it was spot on。 The socio-economic and political anger was precisely the backbone this story needed。 I loved everything that was explored in this book and I loved how it was executed。 Without a doubt， this is also the best audiobook I have listened to this year。 This was the 3rd book I have listened to read by Robin Miles and I think I may just autobuy any book she reads。 The World We Make was a particularly out of this world reading too。 She made this larger than life story even more compelling。 。。。more

Mackeda（islandgyalreads） ，

'3。75'Again Jemisin wows with the world building and imagery and though I don't understand shit when Padmini starts Math Speak， I really enjoyed the imagination and planning that went into this story。 Like The City We Became though I feel like there was this great build up of anticipation （maybe it's just in my head） only for it to go nowhere once we get to the end。 （view spoiler）[ Some things that I enjoyed about the story was 1。 Finally knowing why Manny forgot who he was 。。。 like his family k '3。75'Again Jemisin wows with the world building and imagery and though I don't understand shit when Padmini starts Math Speak， I really enjoyed the imagination and planning that went into this story。 Like The City We Became though I feel like there was this great build up of anticipation （maybe it's just in my head） only for it to go nowhere once we get to the end。 （view spoiler）[ Some things that I enjoyed about the story was 1。 Finally knowing why Manny forgot who he was 。。。 like his family knew about the whole being cities all along？？？ That was unexpected and I kinda wished N。K tapped into that side of the story a bit more。 2。 I'm glad that Aislyn didn't get the typical redemption arc， I feel like if they had just accepted her after what she sat back and watch R'lyeh do then it wouldn't have been realistic（？） idk because this a story about cities gaining so much individuality so they assume human form so maybe that isn't quite the phrase。 3。 Istanbul and his cats and London。。 I loved getting to see other cities outside of Paulo and Hong Kong and they were so fun。 4。 Finally got the Neek and Manny moment that we've been waiting on since the beginning as well so yay！。 I think the story was good but more could have been done to make it great 🤷‍♀️ （hide spoiler）] 。。。more

Anna ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 mention schroedinger's cat & i'm on board， feeling very *chef's kiss* mention schroedinger's cat & i'm on board， feeling very *chef's kiss* 。。。more

Dan Trefethen ，

We left the first book in this duology， 'The City We Became' with the living avatars of the boroughs of New York in an uneasy alliance， with the avatar of Staten Island defecting from the group and allowing a point of entry to The Enemy， aka The Woman in White， an embodiment of Lovecraftian Elder Gods。In this follow-up book， everything comes to a head， including a mayoral campaign with a smarmy Senator running for mayor。 There are shadowy backers， of course。 But the real tension is with the avat We left the first book in this duology， 'The City We Became' with the living avatars of the boroughs of New York in an uneasy alliance， with the avatar of Staten Island defecting from the group and allowing a point of entry to The Enemy， aka The Woman in White， an embodiment of Lovecraftian Elder Gods。In this follow-up book， everything comes to a head， including a mayoral campaign with a smarmy Senator running for mayor。 There are shadowy backers， of course。 But the real tension is with the avatars， as the single embodiment of NYC， known as Neek， lives uneasily with the others and especially with Manny， the embodiment of Manhattan。 Meanwhile， Brooklyn decides to oppose the Senator in the mayor's race， which lead to some neo-Nazis coming onto her turf。 The set-pieces of confrontation are what make this book delightful。 Jemisin is all in with in-your-face New York attitude， which means that when they're not outwardly rude to you， they have your back in a fight。 It culminates， of course， in a grand Battle Royale that involves other awakened cities。 I wanted to yell “Kaijus， assemble！” at one point， when I couldn't stop grinning。Definitely start with the first book; it's too confusing otherwise。 Then enjoy the ride。 。。。more

Michael LeMaster ，

I had been looking forward to this since finishing book one but by the the time I finished it， I found myself agreeing strongly with the author about the troubles this book has and the difficulty she had in writing it。 Once again， she created a living and breathing magical reality but it deflated pretty quickly in this sequel。 Now my opinion may have no merit as I live in a small town in Ohio but I have read many of her books and deeply love them。 Otherwise did not take long to read and had some I had been looking forward to this since finishing book one but by the the time I finished it， I found myself agreeing strongly with the author about the troubles this book has and the difficulty she had in writing it。 Once again， she created a living and breathing magical reality but it deflated pretty quickly in this sequel。 Now my opinion may have no merit as I live in a small town in Ohio but I have read many of her books and deeply love them。 Otherwise did not take long to read and had some lovely moments。 。。。more

Megan ，

Is this objectively a 5 star book？ Probably not。 But I had a great time with it and I love what Jemisin has done with this world and these characters so I'm going to give it 5 stars anyway。I think a good chunk of my criticisms with this book stem from the fact that this was planned as a trilogy but cut to a duology。 Jemisin notes how hard it was to even write this book given the premise of this series and the state of the world。 While I think it works as a duology， there were parts that I wanted Is this objectively a 5 star book？ Probably not。 But I had a great time with it and I love what Jemisin has done with this world and these characters so I'm going to give it 5 stars anyway。I think a good chunk of my criticisms with this book stem from the fact that this was planned as a trilogy but cut to a duology。 Jemisin notes how hard it was to even write this book given the premise of this series and the state of the world。 While I think it works as a duology， there were parts that I wanted to be fleshed out a little more that weren't because of the reduced length。 That being said， I think this is a great conclusion to the series。 We get more of the other cities and more explanation of the Enemy， while also keeping the character relationships that I loved in the first book。 We even saw the return of some super minor characters from the first book and I may or may not have squealed when I they showed up because I love them all。If you liked The City We Became and are unsure about continuing because it left off well enough， I encourage you to still give this a shot。 And if you didn't love The City We Became because it was too NYC-centric， I still recommend giving this a go because it does have more emphasis on the larger world rather than just NYC。 。。。more

Peyton ，

How on earth am I supposed to survive knowing this series is finished？？？ While this first book is literally one of my favorite books of all time and can never be topped， this was still incredible。 Although sometimes I felt like I wanted to dive deeper into certain chapters， spend more time with certain character， etc。 This book could have been twice as long and I honestly would still want it longer。 That was also easily the best produced audiobook I’ve ever listened to。 Happy to live in a world How on earth am I supposed to survive knowing this series is finished？？？ While this first book is literally one of my favorite books of all time and can never be topped， this was still incredible。 Although sometimes I felt like I wanted to dive deeper into certain chapters， spend more time with certain character， etc。 This book could have been twice as long and I honestly would still want it longer。 That was also easily the best produced audiobook I’ve ever listened to。 Happy to live in a world in which this book exists。 Sad there’s no book three。 Padmini for life。 Thank you N。K。 Jemisin 。。。more

Meghan ，

*3。5 stars*

Rachel Roberson ，

I have been waiting for this book since the minute I finished the first one， and it was definitely worth the wait！ Though I'm sad this series will remain a duology， not a trilogy， it did mean the story was （mostly） resolved in this book。 Jemisin is such a stupendous writer。 Some of the sentences knocked me off the page and caused immediate contemplation。 That being said， the story moves， so being knocked off the page was only temporary， because I couldn't wait to jump back in。Our heroes continue I have been waiting for this book since the minute I finished the first one， and it was definitely worth the wait！ Though I'm sad this series will remain a duology， not a trilogy， it did mean the story was （mostly） resolved in this book。 Jemisin is such a stupendous writer。 Some of the sentences knocked me off the page and caused immediate contemplation。 That being said， the story moves， so being knocked off the page was only temporary， because I couldn't wait to jump back in。Our heroes continue to fight the existential battle that began in the first book。 Now that we know about how cities come alive and the cast of characters， there is less surprise in this book， but nearly the same level of delight。 We see each character change and grow--and we see them connect with each other in different ways--good， bad and ugly。 We see them be generous， petty， brilliant， stubborn， genuine and false。 Through it all， you see Jemisin's interpretation of the spirit of NYC come through in fantastically crafted scenes that left me cheering or thinking （as mentioned previously）。 The character arc with the villain borough was nuanced and made perfect sense in the context of the story。 My one quibble was the introduction of one of the main character's families in a way that wasn't adequately explained。 That whole part could have been taken out or the conflict the character experienced could have left out his family。 Jemisin hardly needed such a detailed set-up to throw shade at another American city。 If you loved "The City We Became，" this is a worthy sequel （though few things can top the first book）。 If you're just discovering this duology， run at full speed to read the first book。 。。。more

Danielle Curry ，

I was shocked when I read that she nearly decided not to finish this book。 It’s amazing！ I love everything she’s written but this duology is unlike anything else out there。 The second book in particular makes it clear that not only is she is the greatest Sci-Fi writer of our generation， she will also go down as one of the all time greats。

Lou ，

Another Jemisin book I'm going to be recommending from the rooftops。 I love my own city more after reading this， and I don't even live in New York。 Jemisin uses fantasy world building to get at the heart of the real world， and gives us fun and rage and shattering insight along the way。 Another Jemisin book I'm going to be recommending from the rooftops。 I love my own city more after reading this， and I don't even live in New York。 Jemisin uses fantasy world building to get at the heart of the real world， and gives us fun and rage and shattering insight along the way。 。。。more

Michelle ，

I really do understand the author's desire to maybe not spend that much more time on this， but she can make anything good， so I am glad to get this "wrap-up" for the characters and the city。 Fun read。 I really do understand the author's desire to maybe not spend that much more time on this， but she can make anything good， so I am glad to get this "wrap-up" for the characters and the city。 Fun read。 。。。more

Jamie （Books and Ladders） ，

See this review and more on Books and Ladders！Oh my goodness， this was amazing！ Jemisin does not miss or disappoint with this duology and I loved every second of it。 I'm so glad that this ended up as a duology because the story is tighter， more lush， and so much better done in two books - a third would have extended it in a way that would have detracted from the story。A great look at what our world is today， do not skip the afterword！ Jemisin always does a great job at writing the plights of the See this review and more on Books and Ladders！Oh my goodness， this was amazing！ Jemisin does not miss or disappoint with this duology and I loved every second of it。 I'm so glad that this ended up as a duology because the story is tighter， more lush， and so much better done in two books - a third would have extended it in a way that would have detracted from the story。A great look at what our world is today， do not skip the afterword！ Jemisin always does a great job at writing the plights of the world around us， especially incorporating politics and the way this impacts our most marginalized communities。 I loved seeing how our avatars came together to save themselves while using the best and worst qualities of themselves。I highly recommend this series！Like my reviews？ Buy me a Ko-Fi！ 。。。more

Nikki ，

I think this book and series is a lot of fun & is joyful！ The magic/power system is really cool and different than what I’ve read in other series。 I love how this system is blended with the New York City setting。 The character development and plot were more bland and disjointed this time around-but they were spiced up with consistent injections of ‘city magic’。The audiobook production is specifically fantastic-with additional sound effects throughout the narration。 I loved listening to this book I think this book and series is a lot of fun & is joyful！ The magic/power system is really cool and different than what I’ve read in other series。 I love how this system is blended with the New York City setting。 The character development and plot were more bland and disjointed this time around-but they were spiced up with consistent injections of ‘city magic’。The audiobook production is specifically fantastic-with additional sound effects throughout the narration。 I loved listening to this book and walking around my neighborhood in Brooklyn。 。。。more

sofia ，

i。want。MORE！！！ i got really sucked into this…the other cities were a SO COOL！！！ THE SUMMIT…。ALL OF THEM CONING TOGETHER LIKE YESSS…the same vibes as sense8 season 2 where we see other clusters。 and…LONDON…。WE LOVE YOUUthe ending was a bit confusing for me…not bad it kind of made sense but not really。 i wish we could have gotten more of the new yorks being a found family bc what we got was AMAZING。 i loved this， it’s like a 4。5， minus 。5 bc i just wanted more found family and the other cities， es i。want。MORE！！！ i got really sucked into this…the other cities were a SO COOL！！！ THE SUMMIT…。ALL OF THEM CONING TOGETHER LIKE YESSS…the same vibes as sense8 season 2 where we see other clusters。 and…LONDON…。WE LOVE YOUUthe ending was a bit confusing for me…not bad it kind of made sense but not really。 i wish we could have gotten more of the new yorks being a found family bc what we got was AMAZING。 i loved this， it’s like a 4。5， minus 。5 bc i just wanted more found family and the other cities， especially LONDONhighlight of the book was *new york voice*: BEYONCÉ？？ 。。。more

gelowmichael ，

Thank you， Orbit， for exchanging the advance e-galley through Netgalley for an honest review。

Lauren Book Witch Bitch ，

The World We Make is finally out！ I binge read this in two days！ NK Jemisin is truly one of my favorite authors！ This sequel to “The City Wr Became，” is everything you’d expect in a thrilling conclusion to this douology！ More cities， more sinister villains， more stakes！ NK Jemisin does it again！ It’s a fun， whirlwind Eldridge thriller that gives known racist HP Lovecraft the middle finger in the best way possible！

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