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A review by abookandchai
Down Comes the Night by Allison Saft
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
3.5
not a bad book at all but i just felt like i wanted more from it.
to start, down comes the night is written beautifully, it engrosses you into wren's desperation to prove herself as well as the mysteriousness of colwick hall and the villain, alistair lowry. i loved reading about wren and una's relationship and i enjoyed wren and hal's growing romance, the yearning the dialogues ahhh!! wren as a protagonist is also well done, how she holds on to the compassion and feelings in her despite others seeing them as a weakness.
despite all the good stuff, i really wanted the world building to be expanded upon. we're told of his war between vesria and danu and how there's hostility between the countries and i wish it was the enemity and politics were explored more. i definitely expected more gothic vibes but they were surface level because the story involved a lot more plot points. i would've also loved more insights into isabel's, alistair's and hal's pasts.
overall, a fun, intriguing read! romance lovers would definitely enjoy this. looking forward to reading alison's second novel, a far wilder magic.
to start, down comes the night is written beautifully, it engrosses you into wren's desperation to prove herself as well as the mysteriousness of colwick hall and the villain, alistair lowry. i loved reading about wren and una's relationship and i enjoyed wren and hal's growing romance, the yearning the dialogues ahhh!! wren as a protagonist is also well done, how she holds on to the compassion and feelings in her despite others seeing them as a weakness.
despite all the good stuff, i really wanted the world building to be expanded upon. we're told of his war between vesria and danu and how there's hostility between the countries and i wish it was the enemity and politics were explored more. i definitely expected more gothic vibes but they were surface level because the story involved a lot more plot points. i would've also loved more insights into isabel's, alistair's and hal's pasts.
overall, a fun, intriguing read! romance lovers would definitely enjoy this. looking forward to reading alison's second novel, a far wilder magic.