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A review by megsbookishtwins
A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon
5.0
disclaimer: I received a copy free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review, although I read a physical copy of this book I had bought myself.
rep: sapphic characters, characters of colour, f/f romance, m/m romance
content warnings: childbirth & child loss, child marriage, mass death, parental death, reproductive coercion, violence
A Day of Fallen Night is truly a breathtaking epic novel, the sheer size alone is daunting but it truly does not feel its size. At almost 900 pages long, I enjoyed the pace - while slow, I enjoyed the time we spent with each character and I did enjoy the development of this vibrant cast of characters. A Day of Fallen Night is rich in content and world-building from the countries, cultures, politics, myths, histories, and religions of each part of this world - from East to West. It is an ambitious novel, in the same way Priory was, but it achieved the truly expansive world in the same way.
One of my favourite things in The Roots of Chaos series is the central role women play in this world and the sapphic relationships they have with other women. They were all equally deserving of the time and attention paid to them, I don't think there was a single character arc wasted here.
Could it have been smaller? Probably, but it is an epic novel in all aspect and I do highly recommend this to any fans of epic fantasy.
rep: sapphic characters, characters of colour, f/f romance, m/m romance
content warnings: childbirth & child loss, child marriage, mass death, parental death, reproductive coercion, violence
A Day of Fallen Night is truly a breathtaking epic novel, the sheer size alone is daunting but it truly does not feel its size. At almost 900 pages long, I enjoyed the pace - while slow, I enjoyed the time we spent with each character and I did enjoy the development of this vibrant cast of characters. A Day of Fallen Night is rich in content and world-building from the countries, cultures, politics, myths, histories, and religions of each part of this world - from East to West. It is an ambitious novel, in the same way Priory was, but it achieved the truly expansive world in the same way.
One of my favourite things in The Roots of Chaos series is the central role women play in this world and the sapphic relationships they have with other women. They were all equally deserving of the time and attention paid to them, I don't think there was a single character arc wasted here.
Could it have been smaller? Probably, but it is an epic novel in all aspect and I do highly recommend this to any fans of epic fantasy.