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A review by wisteriariaa
A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
It really, really pains me to say this, but this book was very disappointing.
Not to be dramatic, but Priority is one of my absolute favorite books. I could only be able to read that for the rest of time, and I'd be happy. This one, however, failed to recapture the magic that Priority had for me. Priority was long, yes, but the story flowed so well and the characters so were vivid and well-rounded that I hardly noticed. And Ead and Sabran? Sublime sapphics. Truly both setting and raising the bar for queer love in high fantasy.
But this? This was a long, dull, meandering bore. I did not care for the plot that was weirdly both simple and confusing. The four protagonist were bland and frankly unsympathetic. I did not care about what happened to any of them. And the romances? Forget it, I didn't care for any of them. Which is saying a lot because they all were queer! I never turn up my nose at queer rep no matter what! But I didn't care for a single pairing, they all bored me. Except for Tunuva and Esbar, they pissed me off. Tunuva, how are you going to be in a decades long committed relationship with a woman, only to disregard and abandon her for a woman you just met (who clearly isn't trustworthy) and act like your the victim when things go poorly? Screw right off, Esbar deserved better.
I also didn't care for some of the plot choices. Some things were weirdly convoluted, especially anything involving WulfAlso, if Wulf and Glorian concieved the next heir and Wulf is Tunuva's son, does that make Ead and Sabran from Priority related? If so, ew. No. I reject that. Not cannon. I don't like it
I don't like this book very much. However, will I be first in line to buy another book in this universe? Yes, because I believe in second chances and this series has me in a chokehold.
Not to be dramatic, but Priority is one of my absolute favorite books. I could only be able to read that for the rest of time, and I'd be happy. This one, however, failed to recapture the magic that Priority had for me. Priority was long, yes, but the story flowed so well and the characters so were vivid and well-rounded that I hardly noticed. And Ead and Sabran? Sublime sapphics. Truly both setting and raising the bar for queer love in high fantasy.
But this? This was a long, dull, meandering bore. I did not care for the plot that was weirdly both simple and confusing. The four protagonist were bland and frankly unsympathetic. I did not care about what happened to any of them. And the romances? Forget it, I didn't care for any of them. Which is saying a lot because they all were queer! I never turn up my nose at queer rep no matter what! But I didn't care for a single pairing, they all bored me. Except for Tunuva and Esbar, they pissed me off. Tunuva, how are you going to be in a decades long committed relationship with a woman, only to disregard and abandon her for a woman you just met (who clearly isn't trustworthy) and act like your the victim when things go poorly? Screw right off, Esbar deserved better.
I also didn't care for some of the plot choices. Some things were weirdly convoluted, especially anything involving Wulf
I don't like this book very much. However, will I be first in line to buy another book in this universe? Yes, because I believe in second chances and this series has me in a chokehold.