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A review by jujelly
The Brightest Night by Jennifer L. Armentrout
3.0
I kind of want to give it a 2.5 actually, but I like Luc too much, so it's a 3.
Well, first of all. Hideous cover change. I really don't know why it was changed. I thought the other covers were beautiful, and I would have loved to have seen more versions of such a design. I really hope there will be a different kind, because I plan to buy them as physical copies (yes, that's how much I really, really like Luc) but this one here would destroy the aesthetics.
Anyway, how to sum this up....well. Did anything really happen? Throughout these almost 500 pages, did anything really happen? Because a lot of it seemed...pointless, almost. It felt as if the book was unnecessarily lengthened. Don't get me wrong, I am not complaining about Luc's screentime, but plot-wise? For example -- somewhere around the end, Evie went and accompanied the doctor throughout her day, but why?
Also, Evie finally realised that Luc has some shit weighing on him, and I wish it didn't take so long, and that we could have more heartfelt stuff like that. I wanted them to clash; there was supposed to be something brewing there. I love their relationship, I love Luc, but why did it feel so glossed over?
I think the end was really cool though, and I am excited enough to anticipate the next book. I think that was a twist I didn't see coming, and I am very curious about how this all plans out.
Well, first of all. Hideous cover change. I really don't know why it was changed. I thought the other covers were beautiful, and I would have loved to have seen more versions of such a design. I really hope there will be a different kind, because I plan to buy them as physical copies (yes, that's how much I really, really like Luc) but this one here would destroy the aesthetics.
Anyway, how to sum this up....well. Did anything really happen? Throughout these almost 500 pages, did anything really happen? Because a lot of it seemed...pointless, almost. It felt as if the book was unnecessarily lengthened. Don't get me wrong, I am not complaining about Luc's screentime, but plot-wise? For example -- somewhere around the end, Evie went and accompanied the doctor throughout her day, but why?
Spoiler
Was it to give Evie something to do? Because I'm not going to lie, they made their way to this safe zone, but that's where it just stopped. The plot just took a break here, and all we got after that was some randomness, something to pass the time til the end. Again, I appreciated the fact that we could see Kat and Daemon and their baby, and I understand what the safe zone was meant to catalyse in the story, but truth be told, it was not very well done, and I have seen Armentrout pull some really cool shit in dope ways.Also, Evie finally realised that Luc has some shit weighing on him, and I wish it didn't take so long, and that we could have more heartfelt stuff like that. I wanted them to clash; there was supposed to be something brewing there. I love their relationship, I love Luc, but why did it feel so glossed over?
I think the end was really cool though, and I am excited enough to anticipate the next book. I think that was a twist I didn't see coming, and I am very curious about how this all plans out.