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Book of Night by Holly Black

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falling_through_the_pages's review

dark funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A

4.25

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I think some authors have a hard time transitioning from young adult or youth books when they are so well-known and so good at writing them. But Holly Black managed to pull it off. It still has the same feel as her young adult books with a dark, grown up twist to this unique world in Book of Night.

Charlie Hall lives in a world of shadows and the magic to wield them. Even though she won't dabble in it herself, she had no qualms doing criminal jobs for those who do. She's good at it. And while she might be trying to turn her life around now, she's drawn to danger and the wrong choices like a moth to flame.

This book took a while to hook me. At least the first 50% of the book was good enough to keep reading, but nothing that special. The world building and magic we're certainly fascinating and unique, and that was what kept me going. Halfway through the book, I'd say the plot finally picked up. But the whole book is worth it for the last 20%, especially with this book being relatively short. The major plot twist was fantastic, and I felt like I should have seen it coming, but didn't.

No happy endings for this book, but one of the best bittersweet last minute twists I've read in a while. I could see this going either way with a second book or a standalone. I would definitely read the next.

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taythegreat's review

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adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

I really enjoyed this book! Holly Black is the best when it comes to morally gray FMC. I loved that our heroine had flaws that but not in the "not like other girls" kind of way, Charlie was a lot of fun and I loved following her even when she made dumb decisions. She stayed on brand for sure.

This was a very slow book at first, I knew little to nothing about it when I started reading so I wasn't expecting it to be twisty-turny, pleasantly surprised for sure! I had some parts of the ending figured out early on and thought I had it all figured puy. I was pretty smug about it ngl, but the unexpected hit and was so satisfying.

The one thing I don't love is I went into this book thinking it was a stand alone, probably my fault for not researching it first, so the cliff hanger was a doozy.

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starlesscircus's review

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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jg34's review against another edition

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mysterious tense slow-paced

4.75

Thrillers or mystery books stress me out but I still really liked this! I think it would be 5 stars if it wasn’t for all the anxiety this book gave me 😩 love Vince and f everyone else. Also was anyone else getting incest vibes with Adeline I mean she was about to get naked with her NEPHEW what the hell

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silver_violet's review

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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thiasgomez's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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yilliun's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

I didn’t know anything about this book going in and it surprised me. I think Black could have explained some of the world building a bit better since I found myself still confused even halfway through the book. That being said, I’m almost always a fan of a nonlinear plot and I think that added to the overall mysterious mood of the book.

The cliffhanger definitely had me wanting more and I’m very excited for the sequel.

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bergha1998's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-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

3.25

It’s a really interesting story, especially lore wise. The plot twist is exceptional. I just found the writing a bit clunky, it didn’t flow nicely for me. I also do have a hard time with moral bankrupt main characters, so if you also hate that I wouldn’t suggest.

Low Fantasy, Romance Subplot, 1/2 🔥

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lollyac01's review

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adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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epellicci's review

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challenging dark slow-paced

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

3.0

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