Spencer reviewed The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin (The Great Cities Duology, #1)
In Manhattan, a young grad student gets off the train and realizes he doesn't remember …
Review of 'The City We Became' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
A love letter to NYC, which I don't know so that part fell flat. Also a love letter to Lovecraft, except make the bad guys into white dudes instead of immigrants, foreigners, and PoC. Which, you know, fair enough -- scary. The city idea felt new enough that I don't know why all the Lovecraft love was needed. It could have stood on its own without referencing and borrowing from Lovecraft's lore so much.