A review by limabeans
Down Comes the Night by Allison Saft

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

I really liked this book. I will admit it was advertised as a fantasy romance but the romance kind of happened out of nowhere and didn’t take affect really until the end. Which is fine, just the cover and quotes presented are misleading.

Thinking back there were some flaws of the story, but it was well written with enjoyable characters. The story itself was so tense and interesting. I wish the whole ‘murder mystery’ concept with Lowry didn’t exist though; it felt like it threw the main plot idea (of Hal and Wren trying to stop the war) off. 

The ending was sooo interesting but I don’t like the idea of Una AND Isabel being forgiven by Wren. Una did mess up her relationship with Wren greatly, but her motive was understandable, so maybe I wish Isabel wasn’t just ‘redeemed’ all of a sudden at the end of the book; after putting Wren through everything she did I didn’t like that the author gave a ‘pass’ to her.


- Wren was a pretty good mc. Not the best but she felt more relatable and realistic. Really liked following her journey. 

- Hal was a good love interest too, but I wish the author went more in depth with him

- Una was the most well written character in the story. (Well maybe minus Lowry). All though she made me frustrated, that was the author’s intention which definitely worked.

One thing I want to add is that this felt like 2 stories combined; this is Alison Saft’s first work though and maybe I just expected a little more after reading her latest work, ‘A Far Wilder Magic’ 
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