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dragonaion's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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? It's complicated
5.0
USA said it well,
"Harry Potter meets The Lies of Locke Lamora."
And from my 5 star review of The Lies of Locke Lamora, I say that Nevernight is absolutely a story-sibling to Lynch's work while standing on its own and is a fantastic read. I devoured half the book in a day and am already shouting at Amazon to "take my money!" for the sequels.
For those who haven't read Lynch's book (which you should, if you enjoy Nevernight), this is a story of the brotherhood (and sisterhood!) of thieves, love in the dark, knowing what the dark is, and how to walk in Her shadow. Not for the faint of heart, this is a brilliant magical fantasy that will remind you of The Elder Scroll's Night Mother and Daedric Prince Nocturnal with every word. It is brilliant, emotional, tangible, and had me almost crying at a few spots.
For those who haven't read Lynch's book (which you should, if you enjoy Nevernight), this is a story of the brotherhood (and sisterhood!) of thieves, love in the dark, knowing what the dark is, and how to walk in Her shadow. Not for the faint of heart, this is a brilliant magical fantasy that will remind you of The Elder Scroll's Night Mother and Daedric Prince Nocturnal with every word. It is brilliant, emotional, tangible, and had me almost crying at a few spots.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Murder, Torture, Sexual content, Violence, Physical abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Child abuse and Slavery
Minor: Sexual assault, Child death, Mental illness, Rape, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Excrement, and Fire/Fire injury
agenericmirkwoodelf's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Oh wow! Oh wow!! This book shocked me! When I first started it, I was a little (okay, a lot) put off, I wasn’t sure I could get through it, but by the 100 page mark, it had me! There were so many things I loved about this book! And a few things I didn’t, but let’s start with the good:
-The writing. Polarizing. I know. I get it. This writing style is out there, and certainly not for everyone. But I loved for it! It was witty and gorgeous! I wanted to keep reading! Not just for the story, but also so I could absorb more of the prose.
- The worldbuilding. So vivid! I felt like I had been transported somewhere wholly unfamiliar and dangerous, and it was beautifully engrossing.
- The humor. Fine. I laughed. I admit it. I was not expecting this book to be funny, but here we are, and frankly it had no right to be as well-integrated as it was.
- Fight scenes. They were glorious.
-The foreshadowing in the footnotes yes pleaseee!
The characters were middle ground for me. They’re unique and interesting, but could use a little more depth. Hopefully we see this as the series progresses.
For all I loved, there were some things in this book I took issue with:
- Mia is 16. Please. Please. Stop making everything surrounding so sexualized. She is 16.
- Everyone is so horny all the time WhY??
- The early descriptions of Mia tried way too hard to convince us how not like other girls she is.
- Some of the messages regarding beauty were a little off putting. By no means is this a moral, lesson-learning book, but you’re seriously just going to remove a girl’s freckles because she’s supposedly more attractive without them? Come on!
So yeah! Overall, loved this book! Beyond excited for the next installment, but it it not without its flaws! :)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Gore, and Murder
Moderate: Religious bigotry
edu_caldelas's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Religious bigotry, Torture, Blood, Murder, and Gore
Minor: Slavery
kittykaz's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Despite what this extraordinarily pretentious narrator keeps telling us, both the plot and the protagonist were almost painfully transparent in its forced gruesomeness. If Kristoff had let the world and his prose speak for itself, I would have loved the gloomy atmosphere of the lurking shadows under the mountains. Now, and especially with the distracting amount of footnotes, this effect got buried under the evidence of his efforts.
Still, the skill was definitely there, and I am happy to give the rest of the series a chance to catch up on the promises that weren't met here.
Still, the skill was definitely there, and I am happy to give the rest of the series a chance to catch up on the promises that weren't met here.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Death, Body horror, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Animal death, Death of parent, Excrement, Religious bigotry, and Vomit
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