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librarymouse's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Death, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Violence, War, Alcohol, Body horror, Medical content, Grief, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail
While there is no intentional cruelty, there is animal injury during a dream sequence in the last third of the book. More detail is listed in the spoiler part of my review.matcha_cat's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Body horror
Moderate: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Minor: Animal death, Blood, and War
meaghanelizabook's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Violence, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, and War
Moderate: Alcohol
chelbelle122's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Animal death, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Gore, Grief, Murder, Violence, and War
justaddwater's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Grief, Alcohol, Murder, Death, Gore, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Mental illness, War, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Religious bigotry
saltycoffee's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Violence and War
harbingermeow's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Minor: Violence and Gore
atlas_shruggs's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This is such a wonderful continuation of Alex's story and I absolutely loved it. It delves so much deeper into Alex's mental state and their experiences in the war, as well as really immersing the reader in Gallacian culture. Alex continues to be an absolutely hilarious narrator, a complete idiot and very aware of it and about as socially awkward as you can get. The folklore woven into the story was also so interesting to me, and I personally liked the slow-burn, except maybe for the fact that everything got resolved in the last 20 pages. I suppose it is hard to make a slow-burn horror novella but I feel that T. Kingfisher did a very good job with this one. Sure this sequel was not nearly as action-packed as the first book, but I feel that it was very atmospheric and focused more on the way folklore can affect cultures as well as exploring the characters themselves.
Graphic: Alcohol, Animal death, and Body horror
Moderate: War, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Murder
hendrixpants's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Death
lovelymisanthrope's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
"What Feasts at Night" follows Alex Easton, a retired solider just looking for some serious down time. After their wild time at the Usher manor, Alex is happy to return to the family hunting house. Unfortunately, there is something amiss, and Alex will have to investigate to uncover the truth about what is happening.
This was a very short, quick, and gothic story. It is very easy to get into, and I felt like this could be read independently from "What Moves the Dead."
Alex is a strong protagonist, which makes reading from their perspective all the better. Alex is smart, cunning, but has the greatest heart. Alex does not stand for those she loves to suffer, and they stop at nothing to help bring justice.
This story felt very haunting, and I really enjoyed uncovering the mystery of what was happening to the people. I do wish we got more of the story, so that we could appreciate this situation more.
I will definitely continue to pick up and read T. Kingfisher in the future.
Graphic: Violence, Murder, Death, and Body horror
Moderate: War