A review by frazzledreader
City of Night by Michelle West

5.0

I absolutely loved this book. I had started it a while back, but never continued it after the first couple of pages because I didn't feel like reading it at the time. Now I'm glad I have taken the time to read this book because Michelle Sagara West has a way with words, and characters, that captures my attention and doesn't let go - even at the end of this book - I wanted more. She fosters the characters and gives each of them a viewpoint to make them realistic, beautiful, and harsh. It's hard after being so connected to the characters and then to have them pulled away forever. Jewel Markess is a strong-willed, passionate, and compassionate character that I enjoy reading about. As well as her compatriots and other members of the world she inhabits. The scenes of the undercity are by far the most hauntingly beautiful chapters I've ever read. I could visualize the place with such clarity, and such fear. I was alone when I was reading these books and moving alongside the characters in the darkness I felt their fear and lived in their sorrow. I'm glad I found this series and I'm excitedly reading the next books.