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Nightfall by Penelope Douglas

17 reviews

coligmueller's review against another edition

3.0

The book was ruined because they spent too much time trying to round out the series (which they did not do well) rather than focusing on Will and Emory. Also the complete 180 with Alex and Aydin was ridiculous.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Kidnapping, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Drug abuse, Confinement, Drug use, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Stalking, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

anncatherine's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5

honestly, i liked this book but 600+ pages was really not necessary. as i expected the flashback chapters were my favorites. high school Will was such a softie, i fking loved him.
i felt that the blackchurch scenes were boring and too long at times.
high school willemmy and damon carried this book <3

“But you’re going to be fucking mine someday,” he growled. “Come hell or high water, Emory Scott. You’re my woman, and you’re going to come home to me every day and sit at my table and warm my fucking bed.” He kissed me. “And you’re going to give me a Will Grayson IV. Mark my words."
“I’d loved Emory since the moment I laid eyes on her when I was fourteen. I could still see her—sitting on her bike outside the chain-link fence surrounding the school parking lot as she watched my friends and me on our skateboards that summer. From that moment on, it seemed I was always aware of her, and everything I did, I did it with it in mind that she was watching.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Violence, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Addiction

tristaesque's review

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Blood, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Cursing, and Death of parent

nymeria_reads's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

I loved this book to bits. Only two complains. One, it was too long. Two, it was too unrealistic and despite enjoying that, I couldn't help but be bugged by it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Violence

Minor: Addiction and Alcoholism

ludetorrance's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

If you have come this far, you will love this. Nightfall is the grand finale for the Devil’s Night series that we all deserve.

Blackchurch is where the rich and powerful send their trouble sons for them to “cool off”, a quiet gilded prison, if you will. Will Grayson has been here a year when Emory Scott, the woman he loves and hasn’t seen in ten years appears out of nowhere. Emory fucked up and knows Will want vengeance. Too bad that he’s not alone inside.

⭐️- World building and characters
⭐️- Plot
⭐️- Main character
⭐️- Love interest
⭐️- Tension / chemistry 

I loooved Emory Scott with all my heart. By far the best female Horseman. She’s such a good narrator and never came off as annoying. Of course we have our Will and i love that he always loved Emory. As always, Penelope delivered a good plot for the Devil’s Night and gave the series a good ending. What else could I ask?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Death

Minor: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Death of parent, Drug abuse, and Drug use

readingforaliving's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Gun violence, and Emotional abuse

chacepaulson's review

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child abuse, and Sexual content

Moderate: Drug abuse, Alcoholism, and Addiction

Minor: Death