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3.97 AVERAGE
3.97 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I loved getting Grim and Isla’s backstory!
Yup, the writing is still bad like the first one.
At the very least, her descriptive writing wasn't as bad as the first. I'm sorry, but if you're going to attempt to add all of those purple little flourishes in your writing ("the sun cracked like an egg"), you have to at least have some writing talent. So luckily she kept the writing more simple, which made it a lot more readable.
But where the writing really suffered was in ALL THE FREAKIN PLOT HOLES. This book is essentially one giant plot hole. The entire plot is based around such a wild, grand assumption on Isla's part. Like girl you do not have enough data on the matter to be starting a whole ass WAR over these vague niblets of information that could have so many different interpretations. Oh, and lo and behold, we find out in the end that she interpreted this information wrong after it's already too late
At the very least, her descriptive writing wasn't as bad as the first. I'm sorry, but if you're going to attempt to add all of those purple little flourishes in your writing ("the sun cracked like an egg"), you have to at least have some writing talent. So luckily she kept the writing more simple, which made it a lot more readable.
But where the writing really suffered was in ALL THE FREAKIN PLOT HOLES. This book is essentially one giant plot hole. The entire plot is based around such a wild, grand assumption on Isla's part. Like girl you do not have enough data on the matter to be starting a whole ass WAR over these vague niblets of information that could have so many different interpretations. Oh, and lo and behold, we find out in the end that she interpreted this information wrong after it's already too late
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Fuck, I’m so mad that this was bad. I really liked the first book and was looking forward to this one, but I struggled to finish it. Like skimmed some parts because I could not wait to be done and this was due back at the library in a few days. I may read the third book but we shall see. I heard it won’t be the final installment in the series which is stupid.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-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
I really wanted to love Nightbane after enjoying the unique worldbuilding in Lightlark, but unfortunately, this sequel just didn’t work for me. One of the biggest issues I had was the sheer number of sex scenes. For a YA/teen book, it felt excessive—both in frequency and in detail. I’m not opposed to romance in fantasy, but here it constantly interrupted the pacing and made it hard to stay connected to the actual storyline.
There were moments when I genuinely forgot what the main plot even was because it got so buried under all the romantic tension and physical encounters. It’s disappointing, because there is an interesting world and some strong characters underneath it all—I just wish the focus had stayed on developing those elements instead of constantly veering into romance-heavy territory.
Overall, Nightbane had potential, but I spent more time trying to remember what was happening than enjoying the journey. Definitely not a favorite.