A review by sparky_young_upstart
Nocturna by Maya Motayne

adventurous emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A strong read. The beginning is fairly slow, but picks up the pace in the important parts and fires on all cylinders by the second half. The worldbuilding is simple to understand established right off the bat, leaving most of the first act to focus on the characters. It’s not quite perfect because there are some characters here whose stories I feel could have been explored more, but the strength of everything else nearly makes up for that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Child death

A character has their tongue cut out offscreen.