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A review by mycupoftealcsw
Silver Under Nightfall by Rin Chupeco
Did not finish book. Stopped at 20%.
The book starts out interesting enough but quickly loses its charm.
This book was in desperate need of editing - especially when it came to the dialogue. It was often difficult to tell who was speaking and who was responding to whom. Pretty much every character interaction was wooden, and none of the characters have any real personality - they have archetypal traits, but no actual personality. The story also lacked focus, and the pacing always felt a bit off.
Remy had potential as a character but fell flat in a lot of ways. For one, it’s really hard to tell how old he is. The way he talks about his past, it makes it sound like he should be in his late-ish 20s maybe, but his internal dialogue and some of his behaviors make him seem like he is in his teens. He has extensive fighting skills and has established a life for himself in some ways, but he is also really impulsive, often pouty, and emotionally stunted. He is supposedly this amazing Reaper with unmatched skill but is generally treated like an idiot or an object by everyone. His tragic backstory often felt like it only existed to make him sympathetic, but ultimately just made him generic and annoying.
I'm also unclear on the world. Is it the Regency era with vampires? But also with some modern medical advances? Something else entirely? I couldn't tell. And the amount of areas, courts, rulers, etc. was just way too much.
This book was in desperate need of editing - especially when it came to the dialogue. It was often difficult to tell who was speaking and who was responding to whom. Pretty much every character interaction was wooden, and none of the characters have any real personality - they have archetypal traits, but no actual personality. The story also lacked focus, and the pacing always felt a bit off.
Remy had potential as a character but fell flat in a lot of ways. For one, it’s really hard to tell how old he is. The way he talks about his past, it makes it sound like he should be in his late-ish 20s maybe, but his internal dialogue and some of his behaviors make him seem like he is in his teens. He has extensive fighting skills and has established a life for himself in some ways, but he is also really impulsive, often pouty, and emotionally stunted. He is supposedly this amazing Reaper with unmatched skill but is generally treated like an idiot or an object by everyone. His tragic backstory often felt like it only existed to make him sympathetic, but ultimately just made him generic and annoying.
I'm also unclear on the world. Is it the Regency era with vampires? But also with some modern medical advances? Something else entirely? I couldn't tell. And the amount of areas, courts, rulers, etc. was just way too much.