A review by christine_d11
What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher

dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

Alex Easton returns in this follow-up to What Moves the Dead, one of my top 5-star reads in recent years. I’m a big fan of Kingfisher - they are excellent at building suspense, setting the (gothic) scene, and creating intriguing characters, all of which they did extremely well at in What Feasts at Night. Unfortunately, I felt the book started too slow and didn’t live up to my sky-high expectations coming from the last book. However, once the book picks up, it gets genuinely terrifying - something I feel few books actually do - and I couldn’t wait to see how Alex responded next. There are some images from this book that won’t leave me (🐴🛌), and overall, it was an incredibly entertaining read. I can’t wait to pick up Kingfisher’s next book as soon as it comes out (please be relatively soon 🤞)! 
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