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4.34 AVERAGE
4.34 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-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
I really enjoyed this. I couldn't put the book down all day!
Particularly enjoyed that for once the ancient God/demon in a book actually felt inhuman.
Ryn was a fun protagonist to follow, being an immortal being that eats sinners who is finding herself amongst mortals for the first time in her long existence, and I'm eager to learn more about the world that Casey Matthews has built here in future books.
Particularly enjoyed that for once the ancient God/demon in a book actually felt inhuman.
Ryn was a fun protagonist to follow, being an immortal being that eats sinners who is finding herself amongst mortals for the first time in her long existence, and I'm eager to learn more about the world that Casey Matthews has built here in future books.
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is one of those books that makes you forget to breath. Where you get to the end and realize you're emotionally wrung out. Maybe because you read it all at once, staying up far too late, gripped by a story that gnawed at your soul. Because it said something about being a girl who likes girls, and feeling monstrous about existing, and somehow it all being okay in the end. And so you feel the need to share it with someone, anyone, everyone? Except the only other person you think will like it, is that one girl who loaned you her copy of Nevernight. So you pull some quotes out, to text her about it, but you realize they're all too small, and the words are wrong, and they don't capture any of the feelings this book made you feel. So you settle on buying two physical copies, one for you and one for her. And the next time you see her, you press it into her hands and say, "Read this. It's my favorite book of the year. And I know the year just started. But if I read nothing else, I could read this again and again and again until the stars burn out, and it would be enough. Well, maybe just enough until the next one in the series comes out. And no, it doesn't end on a cliffhanger, like when I loaned you Gearbreakers. I've learned to be a better friend than that."
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual violence, War
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
dark
inspiring
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Wow! One of my favorite themes is the concept of the girl as a monster so on a whim I decided to read this book. Ryn Miller is surely up there with my favorite characters of all time. If you’re thinking about reading this book, do it. It’s fantastic.
An amazing read, the characters are all great in their own ways, as things go on you really want Ryn to get the happiness she deserves despite her dark past.
Conspiracies, elder gods, and good explanations for supernatural occurrences make this whole book enjoyable to read.
Then you get to the epilogue, and you see Ryn's actions through a different lense, and it's in that moment you understand that everything she has said about herself, and how Naomi would not accept her as a whole if she knew too much, is true.
The juxtaposition between her getting a family and finding love, to her portrayal as a genuine horror movie monster is the perfect end to the book.
Sad to see it looks like it's been a while since the author last updated their progress but understandable that this happens sometimes, can only hope that a sequel is still in the works for the near future.
Content warnings of many depictions and descriptions of sexual assault, suicide, brutal and gorey murder, and general violence and drug use
Conspiracies, elder gods, and good explanations for supernatural occurrences make this whole book enjoyable to read.
Then you get to the epilogue, and you see Ryn's actions through a different lense, and it's in that moment you understand that everything she has said about herself, and how Naomi would not accept her as a whole if she knew too much, is true.
The juxtaposition between her getting a family and finding love, to her portrayal as a genuine horror movie monster is the perfect end to the book.
Sad to see it looks like it's been a while since the author last updated their progress but understandable that this happens sometimes, can only hope that a sequel is still in the works for the near future.
Content warnings of many depictions and descriptions of sexual assault, suicide, brutal and gorey murder, and general violence and drug use
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book is full of weird clashing vibes, man. I have questions.
Why must the centuries-old spirit-being end up as a petite teenage girl / manic pixie glacier waif?
Why must this book be so full of gratuitous sexual violence?
Why does this book have so many (American) political undertones?
Why is the dialogue so strange and choppy? I know people in books don't speak true-to-life, but the phrasing and communications in this book were just...blatantly scripted.
And finally, I'm all for f/f romances, but why does there have to be such a weird power dynamic? Like, Ryn is a spirit/magical being who, albeit cartoonishly naïve when it comes to modern society, is way older than her love interest and has some kind of purity-worshipping ownership complex about her. Ick.
Why must the centuries-old spirit-being end up as a petite teenage girl / manic pixie glacier waif?
Why must this book be so full of gratuitous sexual violence?
Why does this book have so many (American) political undertones?
Why is the dialogue so strange and choppy? I know people in books don't speak true-to-life, but the phrasing and communications in this book were just...blatantly scripted.
And finally, I'm all for f/f romances, but why does there have to be such a weird power dynamic? Like, Ryn is a spirit/magical being who, albeit cartoonishly naïve when it comes to modern society, is way older than her love interest and has some kind of purity-worshipping ownership complex about her. Ick.