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A Day of Fallen Night
by Samantha Shannon
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
🐉A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon ☄️
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (5/5)
Samantha Shannon, you brilliant world-building queen. I was completely swept back into the lush, expansive universe of The Priory of the Orange Tree, and this prequel absolutely delivers on everything I love about high fantasy: rich history, complex women, sweeping timelines, DRAGONS, and jaw-dropping emotional stakes.
This is a story that spans continents and generations, told through the lives of four extraordinary women (and the best boy, Wulf) - each navigating legacy, power, faith, and the end of the world as they know it. And while the scale is massive, Shannon never loses the emotional thread that makes it all matter.
One thing I’m endlessly obsessed with? How effortlessly and authentically LGBTQ+ representation is woven into this world. From trans and non-binary characters to beautifully written same-sex relationships, it’s never performative or shoehorned in - it simply is, and it feels so natural and right. It’s representation done so well, it made my heart full.
This book is an epic in every sense - layered, powerful, beautifully written - and honestly, I didn’t want it to end. If you love fantasy that’s unapologetically feminist, queer-inclusive, and emotionally devastating in the best way… this is your next obsession.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (5/5)
Samantha Shannon, you brilliant world-building queen. I was completely swept back into the lush, expansive universe of The Priory of the Orange Tree, and this prequel absolutely delivers on everything I love about high fantasy: rich history, complex women, sweeping timelines, DRAGONS, and jaw-dropping emotional stakes.
This is a story that spans continents and generations, told through the lives of four extraordinary women (and the best boy, Wulf) - each navigating legacy, power, faith, and the end of the world as they know it. And while the scale is massive, Shannon never loses the emotional thread that makes it all matter.
One thing I’m endlessly obsessed with? How effortlessly and authentically LGBTQ+ representation is woven into this world. From trans and non-binary characters to beautifully written same-sex relationships, it’s never performative or shoehorned in - it simply is, and it feels so natural and right. It’s representation done so well, it made my heart full.
This book is an epic in every sense - layered, powerful, beautifully written - and honestly, I didn’t want it to end. If you love fantasy that’s unapologetically feminist, queer-inclusive, and emotionally devastating in the best way… this is your next obsession.