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A review by grey_jayne
Night's Edge by Liz Kerin
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Night's Edge is really cool, set in a parallel present day where safety from vampires is a daily concern and built into the society. The narrative alternates between 2010 (where vampire events skew the timeline to different than ours) and Now. And this makes the book sci-fi, even though most of the story is as human as you can get, a lesbian coming of age story when Mia was 10 and 23. I'd love a movie, a book sequel, whatever to get more time with Mia, she's such a great character.
I do want to bring up that it's 2023 and naming voices "male" or "female" is so dated. It happens several times and really took me out of it.
I do want to bring up that it's 2023 and naming voices "male" or "female" is so dated. It happens several times and really took me out of it.
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death of parent, and Pandemic/Epidemic