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meltingpages's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Body horror, War, Chronic illness, and Animal cruelty
caffeinatedbookwoorm's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, and Death
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Mental illness
thegayestghost's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, and War
cleverruhs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Animal cruelty, and War
br3anna_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Here's a sum of how the book went for me: 📉📈📉
In the beginning chapters (1-4), I was struggling to push through as I've been in a reading slump recently. Therefore, the long chapters didn't help.
Pros:
Something about T. Kingfisher's writing in this series is that you feel attached to the characters. Every single one of them you end up liking. Angus.. Alex.. and Miss Potter.. and now, in this case, Bors and his grandmother the Widow.
You may be wondering why I rated this book less than the first..
I rated it 3 stars because it didn't have the same magic that I received when reading What Moves The Dead.
Everything connected to a point it was satisfying.
Within the middle chapters (5-9), it began to pick up for me personally.
I even found myself theorizing often! For example: there's more than one moroi.. The Widow is the moroi..
And that possibly the moroi could have different human forms.. one for dream world, as well as a moth for dream world.. and another for the real world.
Turns out it wasn't anything like that, which felt like a missed opportunity.
Inside of the ending chapters (10-14), I cried.. You don't do that to horses, man. Even if you don't mean it 😠The skin literally peeled off..
I was really fearful for my boy, Alex. He was cutting it close there..
Graphic: Animal cruelty
pipettesandpages's review against another edition
- 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? No
3.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty and War
Moderate: Alcohol and Body horror
Minor: Death
michaelcattigan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Death, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, and Gore
Minor: War
keiraonyxraven's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Kingfisher as always, created a flawless setting. Their atmospheric and detailed descriptions transported me deep into the wintry Gallacian Forests and inside the creepy hunting lodge. Kingfisher really has a talent for creating endearing and likeable characters, with the return of our favourite foursome and the introduction of several new personalities. I loved the sweet and mild mannered Bors and even the mean old Widow had a likeable quality adding humour and sass to the story. I was completely invested in the fates of each and every character in this novel and that kept me engaged until the end.
Unfortunately, this is where my praise dwindles. Kingfisher is one of my most beloved authors, so I am sad to say that the storyline and plot for What Feasts At Night just didn’t live up to its predecessor. Far too little actually happened to progress the story and the threat was passive at best until the very end. Unfortunately there were no real suspenseful moments for me either and the conclusion left me disappointed and underwhelmed.
That being said, I will still immediately buy anything Kingfisher writes and I still maintain my love for this author and their books. This particular book just wasn’t my favourite.
Graphic: War, Chronic illness, and Animal cruelty