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alyssaarch's review
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
kimberlybea's review
3.0
I read this book first about four or five years ago, just as with the first book in the series [b:Ill Met by Moonlight|13989|Ill Met by Moonlight (The Doubled Edge, Book 2)|Mercedes Lackey|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166575485s/13989.jpg|16088]. As I recall, I didn't like this one as much as the first book and, upon rereading it, I still don't, but for an entirely different reason. It's not that I think All Night Awake isn't as well written, because it is, and the clever references to Shakespeare's works are still there. I like the addition of Kit Marlowe, whom I found to be a sympathetic character despite his flaws, especially because his past relations with both Quicksilver and his female persona Lady Silver raised some interesting questions about gender and the flexibility of sexual attraction (anyone know about good books about Elizabethan sexuality? I'd love to read more!). But All Night Awake is much darker than its predecessor, darker and more violent, and in the last quarter of the book this darkness came to a head in a way I found quite disturbing. I still like the premise of these books, and I've already started the third one; I'm just hoping it won't leave me as bothered.
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