A review by br3anna_
What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher

tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0



Here's a sum of how the book went for me: πŸ“‰πŸ“ˆπŸ“‰

In the beginning chapters (1-4), I was struggling to push through as I've been in a reading slump recently. Therefore, the long chapters didn't help. 

Pros: 
Something about T. Kingfisher's writing in this series is that you feel attached to the characters. Every single one of them you end up liking. Angus.. Alex.. and Miss Potter.. and now, in this case, Bors and his grandmother the Widow.
I'm happy to see no one died in this story.. 

You may be wondering why I rated this book less than the first.. 
I rated it 3 stars because it didn't have the same magic that I received when reading What Moves The Dead. 
Everything connected to a point it was satisfying. 

Within the middle chapters (5-9), it began to pick up for me personally. 
I even found myself theorizing often! For example: there's more than one moroi.. The Widow is the moroi.. 
And that possibly the moroi could have different human forms.. one for dream world, as well as a moth for dream world.. and another for the real world. 
Turns out it wasn't anything like that, which felt like a missed opportunity. 

Inside of the ending chapters (10-14), I cried.. You don't do that to horses, man. Even if you don't mean it 😭 The skin literally peeled off.. 
I was really fearful for my boy, Alex. He was cutting it close there..
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