A review by forthesanityof1
Down Comes the Night by Allison Saft

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I was lured once again by the pretty cover and picked this up on a whim. I'm very happy I did though, as I enjoyed it a lot! I loved the MC Wren, I thought her whole character being centralized around this idea of empathy and compassion and seeing her struggle with it but ultimately remain empathetic, even when it doesn't benefit her and would be much easier to slip into apathy/hatred, was refreshing. I absolutely adored the love interest and his little moments that really drove home how human he is. The plot was interesting if a bit fuzzy at times but nothing crazy. Definitely surprised me with the murder mystery aspect that featured heavily in it. A couple plot points themselves were dropped or resolved a touch too fast/easily, but that's pretty minor for me. The supporting characters were great, the antagonist was interesting but could have used a bit more fleshing out to really drive home his horror and chillingness as the villain. Some of the emotional scenes in general could have used some fleshing out, especially with the love interest. Props to the author for starting the romance with him after he went through his self-hatred/loathing phase prior to the events in the book. I thought that was nice and different than what I usually see. I wish the horror and/or gothic elements were a little more developed to really help set the scene. I also don't see this as enemies-to-lovers like it has been pitched. It's more forbidden romance with them on opposite sides of a war. Good 18+ scene that wasn't over the top, loved the casual queer representation as well. Definitely going to be keeping an eye out for this author!
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