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A review by pagepixie
The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I am shaking and I want to write a comprehensive review for this because I have SOOOO many thoughts.
But my initial thoughts are WTF and WHY DID I NOT BEING THE SECOND BOOK WITH ME THIS WEEKEND?! I’m furious but also obsessed!
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Let me start off my saying that this book has everything I want in a book. It’s almost perfect for me and I hope that this review can reach a few people who will feel the same.
The Serpent & The Wings of Night follows Oraya, the adopted human daughter of Vincent, the Nightborn Vampire King. Oraya has lived her whole life in fear and training to enter the Kejari, a competition where contestants fight to the death to win a wish from the goddess of death, Nyaxia.
I really liked Oraya. I felt for her. She is constantly struggling with her own identity as she can’t seem to find a balance between her vampire upbringing and human body. She sees vampires as cold monsters and humans as weak and helpless. She feels she needs to change who she is in order to become worth something.
This is of course all fed by her complex relationship with Vincent, her father figure.
I went into this book without any idea what to expect. I felt her relationship with Vincent was so well done. His father side juxtaposed against his king side. He loved Oraya and yet he was one of the cruelest, vicious characters. Ugh, I just love such complex characters like him. I really felt for Oraya as the book progressed and she struggled with her emotions for him.
Then, of course we have Raihn. Raihn is a Nightborn Vampire, but from the opposite clan of Oraya’s father and so technically he’s her enemy. The two of them team up for the competition and oh my do things go exactly as I hoped they would. This is definitely a slow burn but it’s so worth the wait! Raihn is everything I love in a male lead *heart eyes*
The ending. Im not going to lie, I wasn’t shocked by the plot-twists at the end. If you read a lot of fantasy romance it was pretty classic. However, I was still NOT PREPARED. I was reeling! So proud of Oraya and yet so devastated for her! This is spoiler free but I will say that I that there was one thing that happened at the very end I was not happy with.
Overall, this is now one of my favorite fantasy-romance reads. There were definitely some flaws but I just enjoyed it so much I don’t care! If want high stakes, badass female lead, and a steamy slow burn romance this book is definitely for you!
But my initial thoughts are WTF and WHY DID I NOT BEING THE SECOND BOOK WITH ME THIS WEEKEND?! I’m furious but also obsessed!
——————
Let me start off my saying that this book has everything I want in a book. It’s almost perfect for me and I hope that this review can reach a few people who will feel the same.
The Serpent & The Wings of Night follows Oraya, the adopted human daughter of Vincent, the Nightborn Vampire King. Oraya has lived her whole life in fear and training to enter the Kejari, a competition where contestants fight to the death to win a wish from the goddess of death, Nyaxia.
I really liked Oraya. I felt for her. She is constantly struggling with her own identity as she can’t seem to find a balance between her vampire upbringing and human body. She sees vampires as cold monsters and humans as weak and helpless. She feels she needs to change who she is in order to become worth something.
This is of course all fed by her complex relationship with Vincent, her father figure.
I went into this book without any idea what to expect. I felt her relationship with Vincent was so well done. His father side juxtaposed against his king side. He loved Oraya and yet he was one of the cruelest, vicious characters. Ugh, I just love such complex characters like him. I really felt for Oraya as the book progressed and she struggled with her emotions for him.
Then, of course we have Raihn. Raihn is a Nightborn Vampire, but from the opposite clan of Oraya’s father and so technically he’s her enemy. The two of them team up for the competition and oh my do things go exactly as I hoped they would. This is definitely a slow burn but it’s so worth the wait! Raihn is everything I love in a male lead *heart eyes*
The ending. Im not going to lie, I wasn’t shocked by the plot-twists at the end. If you read a lot of fantasy romance it was pretty classic. However, I was still NOT PREPARED. I was reeling! So proud of Oraya and yet so devastated for her! This is spoiler free but I will say that I that there was one thing that happened at the very end I was not happy with.
Overall, this is now one of my favorite fantasy-romance reads. There were definitely some flaws but I just enjoyed it so much I don’t care! If want high stakes, badass female lead, and a steamy slow burn romance this book is definitely for you!