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4.16 AVERAGE
4.16 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
DNF at 8%
No, I just can't. This was book was so exhausting to read that after only 35 pages I was convinced I would never get through another chapter. The writing style really isn't for me, all the little notes and the flashbacks just frustrated me. So, having decided I won't waste time on books I don't enjoy, I will put this away.
No, I just can't. This was book was so exhausting to read that after only 35 pages I was convinced I would never get through another chapter. The writing style really isn't for me, all the little notes and the flashbacks just frustrated me. So, having decided I won't waste time on books I don't enjoy, I will put this away.
I made it about 30 mins into the audio book and just.... the content wasn't what I wanted to be reading--sex cursing--and I was just really lost with the premise.
Check out my review at my blog here: cosmiclattesandbooks.home.blog/2019/08/14/nevernight/
Reread this one for a publication and I still like it! I think Mia's a bit aggressive and annoying in parts and Kristoff enjoys extra info and footnotes a bit too much sometimes, but overall it's a cool book and Mia is a cool noodle. Also never saw the queer nudge in this one before rereading it. Also great rep of female pleasure, yet I dislike the entire enhancing yourself thing: it's just another make-over trope and ugh. But I know why it was done.
4 Stars!
4 Stars!
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-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:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Murder
I read others reviews prior to reading, so I knew some complained of the odd metaphors. At first it was a little off-putting, but the more I read the more I realized we don't know who the narrator is. How reliable are they? Once I didn't quite trust who was telling the story I was able to get past some of the strange over the top descriptions.
By then I was engrossed in the characters and world building. Hogwarts for assassins? Pretty good idea of what it's like.
Mia was a pretty kickass character. Cigarillo addicted-driven by vengeance for her family, all made her interesting. Also a shadow cat? Pretty cool. We don't get all the answers at the end, leaving us wanting.
I enjoyed the ride and am looking forward to the next book in the series!
By then I was engrossed in the characters and world building. Hogwarts for assassins? Pretty good idea of what it's like.
Mia was a pretty kickass character. Cigarillo addicted-driven by vengeance for her family, all made her interesting. Also a shadow cat? Pretty cool. We don't get all the answers at the end, leaving us wanting.
I enjoyed the ride and am looking forward to the next book in the series!
I really enjoyed this book, which I found at random after a friend talked about the series. It's set on a world with 3 suns, in a setting a bit like ancient Rome. The protagonist, a girl named Mia has a privileged start in life but it all falls apart when she sees her father hanged for treason, and her mother and brother imprisoned and killed. There are supernatural elements and characters involved with Mia, who develops skills in manipulating darkness. She elects to train as an assassin with an academy of assassins called the Red Church, and the story develops a bit like Hogwarts with more explicit violence and sex. Her initial class of 30 is winnowed by death in training as well as murder. There are well developed plot and relationship shifts which keep the interest going, and the reader feels increasingly on Mia's team as she works her way through her training. There are footnotes throughout, which to me are entertaining, expanding the narrative and world background. Going to read Godsgrave next then wait for Darkdawn.