A review by gabibooksit
Night Shine by Tessa Gratton

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

If Fire by Kristin Cashore and Studio Ghibli had a very dark and twisty offspring, it would be Night Shine by Tessa Gratton. A lush and dark Beauty and the Beast retelling, Night Shine has many story elements I love - gorgeous magic, LGBTQ+ characters abounding, darling side characters, and villainous love interests. For me though, it was missing something that kept me from full on loving it. A gorgeous story to be sure, and I will 100% put this in the hands of teens, but I wasn’t fully satisfied. 
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