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Silver Under Nightfall by Rin Chupeco

12 reviews

zghutcheson01's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Some of the major plot points were pretty predictable but I really enjoyed the characters and their relationships. I'm excited to read the next one!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Grief, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

kelsokake's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.5

When I first started reading this, I wasn't entirely sure that I was actually going to enjoy it. Actually, I almost DNF-ed it in the first 25%, but I'm so glad that I actually stuck with it! 

It's an incredibly rich world with an obvious history and different cultures, but I do feel like it could have been explained a bit differently. I often found myself a bit confused about locations, titles, and characters. I really and truly feel like this book would have benefited from providing a reference point - a list of important characters and their titles and/or at the very least a map would have helped to alleviate a lot of my confusion. With how much time was spent naming specific cities and their distance from each other, a map would have really helped to put things into perspective. 

The characters were my favorite part of this. Even though I hated him in the beginning, I grew to love Remy. He's hilarious, incredibly thoughtful and giving, and has the lowest sense of self-esteem I've seen in a long time. Watching his character grow and develop more confidence and self-worth was so rewarding. 

Xiodan and Malekh's dynamic is so perfect too, especially when you add in Remy. Malekh is so sweet to Xiodan and has the perfect asshole/love dynamic with Remy that I absolutely love. 

The plot was interesting and definitely kept me reading. I was actually surprised by the reveal at the end; I was thinking something completely different throughout the book. I won't say that this lived up to the high expectations I gave it in my mind, but I definitely enjoyed reading it and I've already placed a hold on the sequel in Libby! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Dementia, and Abandonment

Minor: Addiction and Alcohol

its_vendetta's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

5.0

AFBSBFSHBF God when is it my turn to fall in love with a vampire couple???? But seriously Remy could never catch a break in this book. The plot was very compelling. 
Contrary to other reviewsm I understood the worldbuilding pretty easily. Not sure why that's a problem for others, but its a cool world I enjoyed the book a lot!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gore, Blood, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Medical trauma, and Stalking

adult/minor and sexual harassment is not between main pairings and is mostly past and just referenced

kitkatkatdog's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

4.75

A few parts I got one of confused, but overall very enjoyable. Whole thing reads like a movie, there’s a montage scene that I could visualize so nice as a movie montage, very fun!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

Minor: Child abuse and Toxic relationship

karambit's review

adventurous challenging dark funny 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Child death, Chronic illness, Drug use, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, and Medical content

alphabetmafiamember's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Xenophobia, Vomit, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Sexual assault and Slavery

irisestacansado's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

This book was not a fast read, but it was worth every second. While I found it dragged a little bit at some points, it maintained my interest throughout enough that it didn't particularly detract from my experience. The narrator for the audiobook took a bit of getting used to, but made some great sound effects, so that had more of an impact than the writing itself on the experience.

As for the writing and the contents, I loved the style. Chupeco's writing allows for a predictable but not too predictable ending, and has the kind of foreshadowing that helps the reader figure out the mysteries within alongside the characters. I enjoyed seeing the romance dynamics, which I find still relatively rare. This book used some classic tropes, but still felt unique. If you're looking for an interesting fantasy with court vampires, complicated family relationships, and a polyamorous relationship, I highly recommend this book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Death of parent

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Alcoholism

discarded_dust_jacket's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

I really really enjoyed this. The atmospheric quality and the plot premise are really engaging. The characters are lovable, and the romance had me squealing and kicking my feet in the air with delight.

But I think audiobook format was the right choice for me in this case, because this is a long book, and I tend to struggle with pushing through stories that heavily involve things like political intrigue and military movement. But listening to it made it easier to space out a little bit during the parts I’d typically find boring, yet not have it stall my overall progress.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Child death and Vomit

crinkledmochi's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

so much going on but in a good way, plus i wish there was a map for reference. i kept getting confused about all the different locations. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Classism

lanid's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Violence