originalbooknerd 's review for:

Nightweaver by R.M. Gray

5.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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⚓️𝓝𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝔀𝓮𝓪𝓿𝓮𝓻 – 𝓝𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝔀𝓮𝓪𝓿𝓮𝓻 #1 - 𝓡𝓮𝓿𝓲𝓮𝔀⚓️ 

 

“𝓦𝓮 𝓪𝓻𝓮 𝓪𝓵𝓵 𝓫𝓸𝓾𝓷𝓭 𝓽𝓸 𝓼𝓸𝓶𝓮𝓸𝓷𝓮,” 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓢𝔂𝓵𝓴 𝓼𝓪𝔂𝓼, 𝓲𝓽𝓼 𝓿𝓸𝓲𝓬𝓮 𝓯𝓪𝓭𝓲𝓷𝓰, 𝓶𝓮𝓻𝓮𝓵𝔂 𝓪𝓷 𝓮𝓬𝓱𝓸 𝓸𝓷 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝔀𝓲𝓷𝓭. “𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓺𝓾𝓮𝓼𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷 𝓲𝓼, 𝔀𝓱𝓸 𝓫𝓲𝓷𝓭𝓼 𝔂𝓸𝓾, 𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓵𝓭 𝓸𝓯 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓼𝓮𝓪?” 

 

Author: R.M. Gray 

 

Couple: Violet Oberon with William Castor or Captain Malachi 

 

Tropes: pirate romance, hidden identity/powers, vampire themes, dystopian romance, love triangle, friends to lovers, dark prophecy 

 

Review: An enthralling pirate fantasy with hints of romance and political subterfuge. R.M. Gray delivers a world where things are not what they seem and enemies are lurking in the daylight. Violet Oberon’s story is only just beginning but already leaves me wanting more of her tantalizing journey as she unravels the secrets of the Nightweavers and the infamous Pirate Captain Malachi. 

 

"𝓘 𝓪𝓶 𝓪 𝓹𝓲𝓻𝓪𝓽𝓮, 𝓽𝓱𝓻𝓸𝓾𝓰𝓱 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓽𝓱𝓻𝓸𝓾𝓰𝓱. 𝓘 𝓪𝓵𝔀𝓪𝔂𝓼 𝔀𝓲𝓵𝓵 𝓫𝓮." 

 

The way Gray weaves Violet’s story after her family is caught is mysterious and intriguing. As Violet is immersed in the Castor household she begins to grow feelings for the younger Castor, Will. The entanglement of feelings she has confuses her since she has always prided herself in being independent. I personally, loved how she kept her independence and always had backup plans in place if she needed to escape. I loved how she was more of a wandering soul and was curious about the types of magic Nightweavers had even after she finds out Will was not telling her everything. 

 

"𝓜𝔂 𝓱𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓽 𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓹𝓼 𝓲𝓷𝓽𝓸 𝓶𝔂 𝓽𝓱𝓻𝓸𝓪𝓽 𝓪𝓼 𝓘’𝓶 𝓶𝓮𝓽 𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓱 𝓪 𝓻𝓮𝓭, 𝓼𝓴𝓮𝓵𝓮𝓽𝓪𝓵 𝓶𝓪𝓼𝓴, 𝓲𝓽𝓼 𝓽𝓸𝓸𝓽𝓱𝔂 𝓼𝓶𝓲𝓵𝓮 𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓷𝓮𝓭 𝓾𝓹𝔀𝓪𝓻𝓭𝓼 𝓲𝓷 𝓪 𝓶𝓸𝓬𝓴𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓰𝓻𝓲𝓷." 

 

R.M. Gray introduces a plethora of characters that shape Violet’s learning and opinions in t his book. While Will is important and the apparent love interest at first, there was something that I did not like about him. He appears at time to not care about Violet or to be withholding facts so she will always need him. The other character I was not a huge of was Owen. I feel like his character needs more expansion and after his brief reintroduction at the end, I think we will see more of him in book 2. Killian was a side character that I liked a lot since he and Violet have more of a familiar bond. I appreciated how he tried to give her information and induct her into the rebellion circle. I also LOVED how he opened her eyes to Will’s deception. 

 

"𝓜𝔂 𝓫𝓸𝓭𝔂 𝓯𝓮𝓮𝓵𝓼 𝓪𝓼 𝓽𝓱𝓸𝓾𝓰𝓱 𝓲𝓽’𝓼 𝓬𝓪𝓾𝓰𝓱𝓽 𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮 𝓪𝓼 𝓱𝓲𝓼 𝓭𝓮𝓮𝓹-𝓫𝓵𝓾𝓮 𝓮𝔂𝓮𝓼 𝓯𝓲𝓷𝓭 𝓶𝔂 𝓰𝓪𝔃𝓮 𝓸𝓷𝓬𝓮 𝓶𝓸𝓻𝓮." 

 

My favorite secondary characters though were Malachi Shade, the Prince of Eerie and Henry. This book briefly introduces Malachi Shade and it is apparent that him and Violet share some type of bond. As the book unfolds, his involvement in the story becomes mysterious and the parallels he has with the High Prince of Eerie became to much for me to ignore. The way Gray drops hints at who Malachi truly is drew my attention and I hope my theories pan out in the next book. I also found myself loving the Prince and his draw towards Violet. The sparks that fly between them are so obvious and I LOVED how it sent Will into a tailspin. Lastly, Henry was a shock to me since he begins as such an antagonist. However, once Will leaves the friendship, he and Violet strike is true and honest. I hope we see him become a bigger player in this book and that he continues to protect Violet from his brother’s obsession and deceptions. 

 

"𝓢𝓸𝓶𝓮𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓪𝓫𝓸𝓾𝓽 𝓱𝓲𝓼 𝓵𝓲𝓵𝓽𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓿𝓸𝓲𝓬𝓮 𝓲𝓼 𝓯𝓪𝓶𝓲𝓵𝓲𝓪𝓻, 𝓱𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓳𝓾𝓼𝓽 𝓪𝓽 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓮𝓭𝓰𝓮 𝓸𝓯 𝓶𝔂 𝓶𝓮𝓶𝓸𝓻𝔂, 𝓫𝓾𝓽 𝓘 𝓼𝓱𝓸𝓿𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓸𝓾𝓰𝓱𝓽 𝓪𝓼𝓲𝓭𝓮." 

 

This book has bits of romance but is mainly as an adventure fantasy. Violet does seem to be in the middle of a love triangle at the end and I hope Will is not victorious. I also was ecstatic that Gray gives us parts of Violet’s true origin at the end of this book. I cannot wait to see how it affects her character and romantic prospects as the book goes on. One thing I hope to see more of is her and Malachi and the Prince. Man the attraction she innately feels to them is something else! 

 

Rating: 100+, Violet Oberon comes in hot and lights the world on fire!