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Dief van de nacht by Holly Black

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taythegreat's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I really enjoyed this book! Holly Black is the best when it comes to morally gray FMC. I loved that our heroine had flaws that but not in the "not like other girls" kind of way, Charlie was a lot of fun and I loved following her even when she made dumb decisions. She stayed on brand for sure.

This was a very slow book at first, I knew little to nothing about it when I started reading so I wasn't expecting it to be twisty-turny, pleasantly surprised for sure! I had some parts of the ending figured out early on and thought I had it all figured puy. I was pretty smug about it ngl, but the unexpected hit and was so satisfying.

The one thing I don't love is I went into this book thinking it was a stand alone, probably my fault for not researching it first, so the cliff hanger was a doozy.

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kingsteph's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

3.5

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starlesscircus's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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cutie314's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

First two chapters were pretty rough but once I got through them I got through the entire book in just a couple of hours. If you like the main character (who likes to choose the worst possible solution to every problem), you'll probably like the book. If you don't, then you won't.

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silver_violet's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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claudiashelf's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

❝ The universe belongs to the curious. ❞

*take a deep breath* I expected lots of fortes when I took the yields of this book just because I enjoyed Holly Black’s previous books. Plus, the concept of this book sounds promising, not going to lie. —Where shadows can work magic, but only for those who have the ability to awaken, or hasten, their shadows— But, since this book is about Holly Black’s first adult debut, I can tell the worldbuilding was a bit difficult to follow. I mean, some aspects sound pretty much disconnected. Not in the usual romantic sense, but rather in a darker, more gothic one, which is what I found more enjoyable, this book was also more romantic than I had anticipated. All things considered, a fantastic read with fantasy, romance, and mystery components.

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