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kaitlynkline 's review for:
A Day of Fallen Night
by Samantha Shannon
Samantha Shannon has written a behemoth that keeps your attention at every turn! The story follows many characters in the world Shannon created in her first book in the series, The Priory of the Orange Tree. In A Day of Fallen Night, the book she says is book #0 in the series, she takes a step back to share the origin of some of the myths, histories, and the dynamics that shape the series.
Her careful, thoughtful writing of each character shows through in the way that each unfolds before the reader as a complex, complicated individual. The experiences feel authentic and honoring of those with similar lived realities. Seeing how much research goes into Shannon’s writing, I’m not surprised that she draws us into a work of fiction that teaches us something real and important about the world we live in.
Her careful, thoughtful writing of each character shows through in the way that each unfolds before the reader as a complex, complicated individual. The experiences feel authentic and honoring of those with similar lived realities. Seeing how much research goes into Shannon’s writing, I’m not surprised that she draws us into a work of fiction that teaches us something real and important about the world we live in.