A review by ashlightgrayson
The Daughter of the Night by Laekan Zea Kemp

adventurous challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

This ending was reasonably close knit, which wasn't really what I was expecting. Despite that, I feel like I could have used a bit more explanation as to how we got to the ending. In a sense the epilogue felt rushed, like as a reader I was suddenly thrust into a resolution. I still don't know by the end if Bryn is some alternate universe or not. I did enjoy seeing Bryn and Roman have to struggle together to find space for their relationship while trying to save the world. The idea that people aren't defined by the negative aspects of their personality was a theme that was explored heavily in this installment and I really liked that as well. The author definitely excels at showing character progression which is something I always appreciate and what really was the most enjoyable part of the book series in general for me. This last book is no exception to that. However, I feel like this last book became a bit cluttered because there were so many different character perspectives. I think it could have used a lot less because I started getting overwhelmed with the amount of side characters. It also made it super difficult to tell when something was a dream or happening in the real world. I do recommend this series overall. Very compelling characters with realistic family and friendship dynamics. Really hard to find that in most YA novels, at least for me.