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Dzień nastania nocy. Część 1 by Samantha Shannon

23 reviews

ssellwood's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad 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

5.0

A book with epic scope and queer love stories, this was an emotional and breathtaking read. Spanning multiple regions each filled with well developed faiths and landscapes, Shannon weaves a story of the trials and joys of feminine power. She discusses the highs and lows of motherhood while exploring both young and mature queer relationships. I will say that the pace is quite changeable, but only due to the twists which keep the 800+ pages engaging. Would recommend to anyone looking for beautiful dragons and queer love with poetic, descriptive prose that reminds me of the Song of Achilles at times.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Violence, and Suicide

Minor: Miscarriage

meganpbell's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

A glorious, epic, feminist, fantasy masterpiece !!! This prequel to The Priory of the Orange Tree had me acting out scenes and saying lines out loud, it was that beautiful, badass, and moving.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Fire/Fire injury, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Suicide, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Sexism, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Animal death, Child death, Murder, Religious bigotry, War, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Grief, Medical content, and Gore

good_names_dont_exist's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious reflective 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, and War

Moderate: Animal death, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Suicide

georgialee01's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Pregnancy

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Kidnapping, and Grief

Minor: Cannibalism and Suicide

queerreaderchaos's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Suicide

Minor: Torture

maddalynmoon's review against another edition

adventurous challenging inspiring tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Vomit, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Blood, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Animal death, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Violence, Abortion, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Miscarriage, Child death, Sexism, and War

arcadiamoon10's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Death of parent, Animal death, and Pregnancy

Minor: Infidelity, Kidnapping, and Suicide

lauramcc7's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional medium-paced

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Vomit, Pandemic/Epidemic, Murder, Death, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Violence, Abandonment, Cursing, War, Suicide, and Pregnancy

grets_reads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious tense slow-paced

• 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy and Violence

Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Religious bigotry, Adult/minor relationship, Xenophobia, Suicide, Vomit, and Kidnapping

shaipanda's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

5.0

I LOVEDD THIS - I had it as my work book for like a month and while it wasn’t ideal in terms of getting interrupted during important scenes, it was great for having me actually make progress and not just put it down and forget to pick it up partway through 
While this wasn’t a book where I felt i absolutely needed to pick it up after work, it was incredibly well done and I absolutely loved the reading experience!! It also definitely made me wanna reread Priory :) 
Also Samantha Shannon does character development just so amazingly I love it  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and War

Moderate: Animal death, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Suicide