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A review by marginmuse
The Keeper of Night by Kylie Lee Baker
adventurous
challenging
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
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When I first bought this book, I didnβt think too much of it. The title drew me in so I brought it home and I wished I had read it earlier. I literally could not put this book down and ended up finishing it in one day. I mean who wouldnβt especially when it involves a morally gray main character and Japanese folklore.
The Keeper of Night is an enthralling adventure about a character named Ren who has trouble finding where she belongs due to her mixed heritage. Ren and her brother, Neven, venture to Japan, in hopes to find a new home.
The story does an amazing job developing the cultural differences between creatures of death from the Reapers of London to the Shinigami of Japan and the complex hierarchy of divinity in death. And given Renβs background, it was fascinating how it all came to play.
The only thing that disappointed me was the ending. It felt incomplete and very rushed. Since this is a duology, I hope that the second book can wrap up everything that happened in a more satisfying way.
When I first bought this book, I didnβt think too much of it. The title drew me in so I brought it home and I wished I had read it earlier. I literally could not put this book down and ended up finishing it in one day. I mean who wouldnβt especially when it involves a morally gray main character and Japanese folklore.
The Keeper of Night is an enthralling adventure about a character named Ren who has trouble finding where she belongs due to her mixed heritage. Ren and her brother, Neven, venture to Japan, in hopes to find a new home.
The story does an amazing job developing the cultural differences between creatures of death from the Reapers of London to the Shinigami of Japan and the complex hierarchy of divinity in death. And given Renβs background, it was fascinating how it all came to play.
The only thing that disappointed me was the ending. It felt incomplete and very rushed. Since this is a duology, I hope that the second book can wrap up everything that happened in a more satisfying way.