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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
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
Kingfisher never disappoints, and What Feasts at Night is no exception. This follow up to What Moves the Dead finds retired soldier Alex Easton heading back to their family's hunting lodge in Gallacia as a favor to Miss Potter. Things are immediately amiss, with the caretaker gone, and only get stranger from there.
I loved the first book, but I feel we really got to know Alex better in this installment. Their vulnerability, humor, and stubbornness are a joy to experience. I read some parts of Beasts aloud for my husband, a combat veteran, and he wished me to inform dearest Ursula that the depiction of the everlasting quality of war, and PTSD, were the most accurate he's ever heard. This alone earns Beasts 5 stars - you made him cry Madame Vernon, and that is no small feat.
In short, it is spectacularly written with a rich atmosphere and characters that sprung to life from the page.
I loved the first book, but I feel we really got to know Alex better in this installment. Their vulnerability, humor, and stubbornness are a joy to experience. I read some parts of Beasts aloud for my husband, a combat veteran, and he wished me to inform dearest Ursula that the depiction of the everlasting quality of war, and PTSD, were the most accurate he's ever heard. This alone earns Beasts 5 stars - you made him cry Madame Vernon, and that is no small feat.
In short, it is spectacularly written with a rich atmosphere and characters that sprung to life from the page.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This one touches on more truly supernatural elements than in the first book, but I still really liked it. The characters continue to be really good in this series (I quite liked Bors from this book) and the vibe is wonderfully creepy.
2.5 stars
Starting to question if this series is for me
Starting to question if this series is for me
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
4.25☆
As someone who experiences fairly frequent severe nightmares that often end in me waking myself up gasping for air, this story thoroughly unnerved me. It also had much of the deliciously eerie atmosphere and story building that was present in the first book: What Moves the Dead. However, I couldn't help but feel as if this book lacked a little of the fabulously creepy foreshadowing and tension that the first book had. I also found this one a little less well paced than the first book. For these two reasons, I rated it slightly lower than its predecessor. (Although, in fairness, I personally think What Moves the Dead is a flawless masterpiece, so maybe nothing could ever entirely match its awesomeness).
As someone who experiences fairly frequent severe nightmares that often end in me waking myself up gasping for air, this story thoroughly unnerved me. It also had much of the deliciously eerie atmosphere and story building that was present in the first book: What Moves the Dead. However, I couldn't help but feel as if this book lacked a little of the fabulously creepy foreshadowing and tension that the first book had. I also found this one a little less well paced than the first book. For these two reasons, I rated it slightly lower than its predecessor. (Although, in fairness, I personally think What Moves the Dead is a flawless masterpiece, so maybe nothing could ever entirely match its awesomeness).
dark
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I am a big fan of Kingfisher and this series is no exception. I really enjoy the characters (especially the three that carry over from the first book). That being said, I also really like Bors and hope he can make an appearance in the next book, as Miss Potter did in this one. I like the humor that is infused into the writing and always find it very accessible. It’s fun to see our sworn soldier get into (yet another) mystical sort of situation and also to see how they get out of it. An very easy and accessible fun little read that you can do easily in an afternoon.