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A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon

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adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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4.0

Thank you for the publisher and author for an arc copy of this book.

All the povs in this book were excellent. And the women!! The women! They each had such unique backgrounds and storylines and they all bought their own into the world. I have a huge soft spot for Tunuva. But Glorian also stole the show for me and so did Dumai. I had no idea what to expect from Dumai but her arc was gorgeous. You felt an instant attachment to every character and became invested in their lives.

The thing that really stuck with me while reading this book is…sacrifice. Sacrifice that the women in this book had to make and kept making. Whether it was their bodies or their livelihoods. The multiple pov really cemented this fact. Another thing that stuck with me was the beauty between the mothers and the daughters. The 3 main characters: Glorian, Dumai and Tunuva in some way showered the relationship between a mother and a daughter. It made it thrilling and also emotional, it really made you feel for the characters too.

There was so much attention to detail in this book just like in priory. It’s a slow-build political novel. The author herself did an excellent job of showing the depth of the gap of 500 years. The fact that Priory is set 500 years from now and the culture and history still he so rich is excellent. A true genius of an author. So much work went into this world, it’s incredible. The relationship in the book were stunning, with everyone just so unapologetically themselves. They all deserved love and some craved freedom. The epilogue was beautifully done too. Seeing Glorian sort of free really made me emotional. But also to see her struggle that now her burden would just be passed down the line of daughters.

While it was excellent it did just feel like way too much at parts and sometimes I just struggled to understand. But it was done in a way where when you carried on, you eventually understood.

Fav characters; Glorian, Wulf, Tunuva