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Defy the Night by Brigid Kemmerer

14 reviews

akswhy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring tense 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

3.75

The first YA romantacy I’ve actually enjoyed in YEARS! Pleasantly complex plot, fun twists and turns, and an interesting world. I’m excited to start book 2! Mind the content warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Confinement, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Rape and Stalking

lkristin2018's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad 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

3.5

In a land where citizens are dying of fever, there is only one treatment, and there isn’t enough for everyone. Tessa and Wes steal from the rich and distribute it to the poor until things go badly. The world building is excellent, and feels relevant in the world of Covid. The characters are complex and engaging and the political intrigue keeps the reader guessing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Chronic illness, Confinement, and Physical abuse

Minor: Ableism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

Ableist language for mental illness used multiple times (crazy, mad, insane) suicidal/self-harming thoughts including

tossing oneself into a fire, insisting on being killed with a crossbow as a sacrifice for one’s kingdom being glorified

addisonrutherford09's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective tense 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? No

4.0

I thought this book was pretty good. The plot twist in the beginnig.. okay, sooooo goood!!! I was happy with that! I enjoyed how each chapter altrinated between the perspectives of Tessa and Corrick and that made the story more interesting. One thing I didn't enjoy about the book was how much castle politics there were incorporated into the story. It made it a bit confusing at times. The characters were well written and the writing was good quality. There was romance, but it was one of the two stoylines. I thought the romance was farely well written, but a bit dramatic.
Overall, I enjoyed this book amd would recommend it to anyone who likes a good romantacy!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Torture, Violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

In this book, there is a fair amount of violence with moderate discription of blood, dead bodies and death. The swearing is kept to a minimum and I remember there possibly being a few uses of damn, hell, shut, or ass. Characters drink alcohol. The romance does not go beyond kissing, but one kissing scene got a might bit "steamy". A female character stares at a male character when he removes his shirt. Sexual violence is discussed, but in no great detail.

annelihghh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Sexual content, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

inkysplodge's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Minor: Body horror, Sexual violence, and Vomit

lisashelves's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, and Violence

Moderate: Torture, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Physical abuse and Fire/Fire injury

takarakeireads'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

• Robin Hood inspired
• court politics 
• herbal medicine
• angsty romance
• revolution rumblings
• brotherhood

Protect my poor baby Corrick! I love him so much. I was just getting back into my YA Fantasy era when I first read this a year ago, and coming back to it made me love it even more! 

1/5 🌶️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Death of parent, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Child death, Torture, Blood, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Rape

Very brief mention of rape (off page no details)

justagrlandherdog's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

I only read this book with the intent of getting it off of my TBR and bookshelf. I regret not reading it sooner. I never wanted to put it down. It was so good even when I thought I saw the twists coming it would throw in another twist to confuse me. I loved Corrick and Tessa’s relationship. Tessa’s relationship with Wes. I immediately need to start the next book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Blood, and Alcohol

Minor: Death of parent and War

kirstenf's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Terminal illness, Torture, and Alcohol

Minor: Confinement, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Vomit

fremzz's review against another edition

adventurous fast-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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Death, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Gore