A review by natcat
Midnight Never Come by Marie Brennan

adventurous reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

The first half of this book was honestly really slow, with our two main characters doing nothing but be passive and react to the actions of others, but once the plot really kicked off about halfway through and Deven and Lune realised they were involved in the same plot and had to do something about it, I became really invested! I thought the worldbuilding really picked up then too, with the reveals about the Onyx Court being very effective. The tone felt quite detached to me, but I still ended up invested in Deven and Lune and their actions and their relationship, so a job well done! I'm intrigued to read the next book in the series.