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4.25 AVERAGE
4.25 AVERAGE
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A great end to the Trilogy!
But minus 1 star for being so slow. I feel like Kristoff maybe tried to do too much - tried too hard to make it epic. The middle of the book dragged, so much so that I was bored. I could barely read 10 pages at a time before it lost my interest. Luckily, the ending made up for it.
The action at the end was a little hard to follow, but overall I was pleased with how it all wrapped up.
But minus 1 star for being so slow. I feel like Kristoff maybe tried to do too much - tried too hard to make it epic. The middle of the book dragged, so much so that I was bored. I could barely read 10 pages at a time before it lost my interest. Luckily, the ending made up for it.
The action at the end was a little hard to follow, but overall I was pleased with how it all wrapped up.
no this is an actual 4 stars this time I am losing my goddamn mind at this yes jay kristoff can be extremely self-congratulatory and there's a good amount of him sucking his own metaphorical writing dick but also he manages to pack so much heart and breakneck action and FUN in this otherwise absolutely non-pullitzer-prize-worthy tale that you just can't help but be purely unabashedly in love with it. Maybe the real victory IS the bonds we made along the way, huh!
Jsem v rozpacích. Tohle je ten velkolepej konec, na kterej jsem čekala?
Tohle mohlo být epický. Mohlo. Místo epickýho konce jsem dostala nevěrohodnej románek - sakra kdo tam cítí nějakou chemii mezi Miou a Ashlinn? V řeči Kristoffa... Ashlinn je nesympatická zatracená k*nda, Jonnen je za*ranej malej spratek a v tomhle dílu bylo extrémně málo pana Laskavého!
Já prostě nedokážu shipovat Ashlinn a Miu, fakt ne (a vůbec nejde o to, že jsou to dvě holky, to je mi buřt, prostě Ashlinn je ****). A v tom je pro mě problém celého tohohle dílu. Tenhle konec pro mě prostě není.
Čtyři hvězdy, protože je to psaný pořád dobře a byly tam okamžiky, který se mnou hnuly, jedna hvězda dolů za vztah Ashlinn x Mia, kterej to pro mě celý podělal. A jo, čtenář vždy nemůže dostat co chce. Což se teda zrovna nevztahuje k bonusový kapitole, Kristoffe, ty jeden prasáku :D
Tohle mohlo být epický. Mohlo. Místo epickýho konce jsem dostala nevěrohodnej románek - sakra kdo tam cítí nějakou chemii mezi Miou a Ashlinn? V řeči Kristoffa... Ashlinn je nesympatická zatracená k*nda, Jonnen je za*ranej malej spratek a v tomhle dílu bylo extrémně málo pana Laskavého!
Já prostě nedokážu shipovat Ashlinn a Miu, fakt ne (a vůbec nejde o to, že jsou to dvě holky, to je mi buřt, prostě Ashlinn je ****). A v tom je pro mě problém celého tohohle dílu. Tenhle konec pro mě prostě není.
Čtyři hvězdy, protože je to psaný pořád dobře a byly tam okamžiky, který se mnou hnuly, jedna hvězda dolů za vztah Ashlinn x Mia, kterej to pro mě celý podělal. A jo, čtenář vždy nemůže dostat co chce. Což se teda zrovna nevztahuje k bonusový kapitole, Kristoffe, ty jeden prasáku :D
Enfin fini incroyable tout le monde crève c'est génial
PS : Torride l'épisode supprimé
PS : Torride l'épisode supprimé
So, the end is here.
How do I feel about this... difficult to review something like this. I must admit by the end of this book I felt disconnected from it all. Not because of the author's writing or plot. Still happy to have finished such an amazing series, although those last few chapters after the big battle left me wanting more - more explanation, more depth to the new life. Maybe one day...
How do I feel about this... difficult to review something like this. I must admit by the end of this book I felt disconnected from it all. Not because of the author's writing or plot. Still happy to have finished such an amazing series, although those last few chapters after the big battle left me wanting more - more explanation, more depth to the new life. Maybe one day...
Went downhill from book 1 which I absolutely loved. It just wasn’t as interesting as Nevernight, and there is way, way too many sex scenes in this book. After a while it just gets boring and awkward.
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A really good conclusion to a great series! Not as good as the previous two, because it has to try and wrap things up, but had its moments. I love Mia and this Roman republic-esque political world. It has such a specific writing style, but I really jive with it.
Initial thoughts: I'm just a bit confused with the ending? I've had pretty much a full day now to process it but wow. Jay Kristoff really elicits the feels, his world-building is utterly sublime and Mia is one of my favourite characters ever. I'm so sad to be saying goodbye to this series, but Mia will certainly live on in my heart <3 There were a few things I wasn't so enthused about plot wise but I will tackle them in my review.
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~I received a copy from HarperCollins NZ and willingly reviewed it~
Darkdawn marks the conclusion of a trio of chronicles about a character many of us hold dear to our hearts, Mia Corvere. The stakes are raised infinitely in Darkdawn as Mia tries to stop Julius Scaeva once and for all. With all the odds stacked against her in an ancient battle between gods, will Mia follow her destiny, or forge a path of her own choosing? Everything will come to an end in the thrilling final instalment of the Nevernight Chronicles.
I'm writing this after justing having read something like the last fifty pages, and I'm just a bit confused? Since when did raising the dead become such a prominent part of the series. Anyway. One of the things I loved the most about Darkdawn is the humour. It reminds me of The Dark Artifices and Percy Jackson, but Jay Kristoff's sense of humour is just... on point. I laughed my head off several times, despite how dire some of the situations were for the main characters, simply because the jokes made up for it. Another aspect I loved is the delving into a Rome-style universe. The whole thing with the Senate and Consuls was crucial in this book especially. But the sheer depth of the fantasy, the commitment to it. I've seen it before, yes, but it's definitely been awhile since I've read such an engrossing and awe inspiring fantasy.
Uhm okay so I just have endless love for Mia after this book. Some of her dialogue, man that got me. It feels like the ending has been planned from the beginning (well as far as I know, that is the case anyway), but regardless each element felt real, a connected piece of the puzzle. As for the deaths... I hope it's not too much of a spoiler to say they happened because c'mon, what do you expect, it's fantasy. But some of them may have killed me a little, yet they felt real. There's a real debate about the whole Ashlinn vs. Tric thing I guess, and I don't have too much to contribute except that Tric deserves justice.
One of my only uncertainties about this book is the variance in battles between Mia and Scaeva. Some seemed way to easily won, others almost too harsh defeats. I just thought there was a lack of consistency in this regard and the story suffered a little as a result. Perhaps my other two dislikes are character focused; Ashlinn and Jonnen rank among my least favourites whoops. I won't get too much into why because it relates heavily to the plot of the book. Oh, and I suppose I forgot about my conflicted feelings in regard to the ending, but that really is another subject entirely.
As far as endings go, Darkdawn most certainly is a bittersweet but highly satisfactory one. It all comes crashing down (but mostly in a good way). Jay Kristoff has created a rich and vivid fantasy world with The Nevernight Chronicle, and one that will be missed by many. So goodbye for now, Mia Corvere; you were everything I ever wished for in a heroine.
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~I received a copy from HarperCollins NZ and willingly reviewed it~
Darkdawn marks the conclusion of a trio of chronicles about a character many of us hold dear to our hearts, Mia Corvere. The stakes are raised infinitely in Darkdawn as Mia tries to stop Julius Scaeva once and for all. With all the odds stacked against her in an ancient battle between gods, will Mia follow her destiny, or forge a path of her own choosing? Everything will come to an end in the thrilling final instalment of the Nevernight Chronicles.
I'm writing this after justing having read something like the last fifty pages, and I'm just a bit confused? Since when did raising the dead become such a prominent part of the series. Anyway. One of the things I loved the most about Darkdawn is the humour. It reminds me of The Dark Artifices and Percy Jackson, but Jay Kristoff's sense of humour is just... on point. I laughed my head off several times, despite how dire some of the situations were for the main characters, simply because the jokes made up for it. Another aspect I loved is the delving into a Rome-style universe. The whole thing with the Senate and Consuls was crucial in this book especially. But the sheer depth of the fantasy, the commitment to it. I've seen it before, yes, but it's definitely been awhile since I've read such an engrossing and awe inspiring fantasy.
Uhm okay so I just have endless love for Mia after this book. Some of her dialogue, man that got me. It feels like the ending has been planned from the beginning (well as far as I know, that is the case anyway), but regardless each element felt real, a connected piece of the puzzle. As for the deaths... I hope it's not too much of a spoiler to say they happened because c'mon, what do you expect, it's fantasy. But some of them may have killed me a little, yet they felt real. There's a real debate about the whole Ashlinn vs. Tric thing I guess, and I don't have too much to contribute except that Tric deserves justice.
One of my only uncertainties about this book is the variance in battles between Mia and Scaeva. Some seemed way to easily won, others almost too harsh defeats. I just thought there was a lack of consistency in this regard and the story suffered a little as a result. Perhaps my other two dislikes are character focused; Ashlinn and Jonnen rank among my least favourites whoops. I won't get too much into why because it relates heavily to the plot of the book. Oh, and I suppose I forgot about my conflicted feelings in regard to the ending, but that really is another subject entirely.
As far as endings go, Darkdawn most certainly is a bittersweet but highly satisfactory one. It all comes crashing down (but mostly in a good way). Jay Kristoff has created a rich and vivid fantasy world with The Nevernight Chronicle, and one that will be missed by many. So goodbye for now, Mia Corvere; you were everything I ever wished for in a heroine.
kristoff is sick and twisted for not giving tric a happy ending