Reviews

City of Vicious Night by Claire Winn

queer_disaster's review

adventurous hopeful medium-paced

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

4.25

lfancher's review

adventurous 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

jewishpadme's review

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.5

this was like... fine idk. i thought the competition was going to be like really cool and fun but it was over so fast truly what was even the point

travelingbibliophile_'s review against another edition

3.25

 

MY RATING 3,25/5 STARS 

If you enjoyed City of Shattered Light, then you’re likely to also love this thrilling and action-packed sequel. 

I read the first book in this duology last year, and thought it was really fun, so I was super excited when I received an arc of this book. 

Through this book we get even closer to the Boomslang crew as we see them trying to defeat their enemies, while also running for the throne of the matriarchs. Claire Winn did an amazing job writing all the characters, and I really adored all of them a lot. 

The worldbuilding in this book (and the duology as a whole) was super interesting, and I loved learning more about how everything worked. 

This book had a lot of amazing representation and diversity in terms of not only sexuality, but also race and disabilities. 

Thank you to NetGalley and Flux for providing me with an eARC of this book in exchange of an honest review. 

inknotblood's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

bananenbrot's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

dilayra's review

adventurous challenging slow-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

4.0

lucaengelhard's review

adventurous 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? Yes

4.5

paperbackpocket_'s review

4.0

3.5 stars, rounded up.

This was one of my most anticipated ARC reads, after reading and loving City of Shattered Light earlier this year. Unfortunately, however, I think this book fell into some common sequel pitfalls. It was still a good book, but to me didn't measure up to the first one.

I loved Asa, and Ty's POV was really interesting. I also liked the plot twist and the matriarch competitions. What I DIDN'T like was... Riven. I loved her in the first book, but honestly she was super annoying in this one. She was selfish, woe-is-me I'm dying, rash, and abrasive. It felt like any character development she had in the first one just... dissipated. She does get called out on this later in the book but to me, it wasn't enough, and her friends are way too forgiving.

I almost gave this 4 stars because of the plot and Asa and Ty, but I'm realizing I'm too nice in some of my recent reviews and so I'm gonna go with my heart on this one.

lqvekanej's review

adventurous fast-paced

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

4.0