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A review by spillthetbr
To Shatter the Night by Katherine Quinn
3.0
This is a wonderful debut series. This is a tale of two hurt individuals finding their power and owning it. Truly inspiring on all fronts in that regard. With that being said, it lacked the grit and fleshed out story a world like this deserved. A true compliment to the author who could have easily drawn this out for another book but I am grateful she didn’t.
I was so excited to pick up this book and continue where our hero’s left off. I enjoyed the lore of the old gods and our hero’s determination to right an old wrong. Their love story was also beautiful and perfect. I even found myself surprised towards the end with the twist of who the real villain is. Overall, the plot moved along and pieces fell into place exactly how it was expected too. It fell into place almost too easily for me in some regard. That would be my biggest gripe with this story. Somethings just came too easily for our hero’s, for example the mastering of magical powers almost instantaneously. Additionally, in the end some story points were casually mentioned in quick sentences to tie up loose ends. Which I felt helped to lessen the emotional gravity of the story.
Would I recommend this duology? Yes? If you’re in the mood for a story of owning one’s self worth and add a dosage of gods— go for it.
I was so excited to pick up this book and continue where our hero’s left off. I enjoyed the lore of the old gods and our hero’s determination to right an old wrong. Their love story was also beautiful and perfect. I even found myself surprised towards the end with the twist of who the real villain is. Overall, the plot moved along and pieces fell into place exactly how it was expected too. It fell into place almost too easily for me in some regard. That would be my biggest gripe with this story. Somethings just came too easily for our hero’s, for example the mastering of magical powers almost instantaneously. Additionally, in the end some story points were casually mentioned in quick sentences to tie up loose ends. Which I felt helped to lessen the emotional gravity of the story.
Would I recommend this duology? Yes? If you’re in the mood for a story of owning one’s self worth and add a dosage of gods— go for it.