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Nightfall by Shannon Messenger
4.0

These books keep me hooked, even if there are things that I could do without. For the most part, I really enjoyed Nightfall, and I can't wait to read the next one.

What I enjoyed about this book a lot was the way the relationship between elves and humans was brought up and explored. In the book sbefore this one, it was always very black and white. The elves are amazing, the humans are bad. But I enjoyed that this book goes into that, and shows that things aren't that simple.

I also enjoyed that some of the romance was finally dealt with.
Spoiler I didn't expect Dex and Sophie to get together, so to have that ship officially 'killed' was kind of nice, at least there won't be any more hints that won't go anywhere. I did think it was a shame it meant Dex wasn't in this book a lot, because I really like him.


I'm glad the other characters seem to get explored a little more. I like Sophie, and I like Keefe, but they sometimes seem to take over the story a little. I enjoyed seeing more of Tam, Linh, and Biana in this one. I also really liked Ro, a new character that was introduced. Much like with the humans, the ogres are also shown in a less black and white way, which I appreciate.

I still have complaints, but for the most part this is a really enjoyable series. I hope it becomes a bit more inclusive (I'm still wondering if there are LGBT elves, and how that would be dealt with with the matchmaking stuff) and maybe a little less ship teasing. But all in all, a very fun series for anyone who wants to read middle grade series that has some interesting twists and turns.