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fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
I added this book to my tbr after someone on bookstagram said it was their favourite book last year, though I forget who it was...
I did put off reading it because, unlike other books on my tbr, I had only heard it mentioned by one person. My expectations were nonexistent, and therefore should have been easy to meet.
Midnight's Twins
By Holly Race
2.75/5⭐️
In this book, there is a reality called Annwyn that we go to during dreams. If you are killed by a nightmare monster in Annwyn, you die in Ithr (our reality). Some people are recruited to work in Annwyn to protect dreamers. Twins Fern and Ollie join the Knights, where their mother worked before her death when they were babies. They soon discover a powerful villain to defeat.
The ambitions of Medraut, the villain, were frankly ridiculous. He wanted to make himself an immortal king of both realities, forcing everyone to work in factories day and night without feeling anything ever. Why did he feel that way? No clue but he's definitely evil, with absolutely no redeeming qualities.
I spent a lot of time questioning how the Knights and other recruits like Harkers managed to work their jobs in Ithr and somehow also work all night long in Annwyn. Do their brains ever get a rest? It sounds terribly stressful, having to worry about yourself in two separate realities with different people in each one.
The protagonist, Fern, was one of those protagonists who has special powers that make her different. At least in this one she had to share them with her twin, but I still dislike the trope.
Honestly, I had no attachment to any characters at all, they all seemed quite flat.
The only character I didn't feel indifferent towards was Phoebe, because she had a lion and that's cool. But all the side characters had NO DEVELOPMENT, which was frustrating. Can even one of them have their own side quest or lesson to learn, please?
The world building was barely included, no characters seemed capable of anything so they flung their biggest missions onto two 15 year old with barely any training (a few months and suddenly this group of kids are qualified to save lives every night?). The first half contained far too much information, I didn't remember much of it and I have a good memory.
If you read a lot of fantasy, I don't recommend this one because it's nowhere near the quality of other books such as The Gilded Ones or A Darker Shade of Magic. But if you are intrigued by the concept of this dream world, give it a try, maybe you'll enjoy it more than I did!
TWs: bullying, fire injury (past), murder
I did put off reading it because, unlike other books on my tbr, I had only heard it mentioned by one person. My expectations were nonexistent, and therefore should have been easy to meet.
Midnight's Twins
By Holly Race
2.75/5⭐️
In this book, there is a reality called Annwyn that we go to during dreams. If you are killed by a nightmare monster in Annwyn, you die in Ithr (our reality). Some people are recruited to work in Annwyn to protect dreamers. Twins Fern and Ollie join the Knights, where their mother worked before her death when they were babies. They soon discover a powerful villain to defeat.
The ambitions of Medraut, the villain, were frankly ridiculous. He wanted to make himself an immortal king of both realities, forcing everyone to work in factories day and night without feeling anything ever. Why did he feel that way? No clue but he's definitely evil, with absolutely no redeeming qualities.
I spent a lot of time questioning how the Knights and other recruits like Harkers managed to work their jobs in Ithr and somehow also work all night long in Annwyn. Do their brains ever get a rest? It sounds terribly stressful, having to worry about yourself in two separate realities with different people in each one.
The protagonist, Fern, was one of those protagonists who has special powers that make her different. At least in this one she had to share them with her twin, but I still dislike the trope.
Honestly, I had no attachment to any characters at all, they all seemed quite flat.
The only character I didn't feel indifferent towards was Phoebe, because she had a lion and that's cool. But all the side characters had NO DEVELOPMENT, which was frustrating. Can even one of them have their own side quest or lesson to learn, please?
The world building was barely included, no characters seemed capable of anything so they flung their biggest missions onto two 15 year old with barely any training (a few months and suddenly this group of kids are qualified to save lives every night?). The first half contained far too much information, I didn't remember much of it and I have a good memory.
If you read a lot of fantasy, I don't recommend this one because it's nowhere near the quality of other books such as The Gilded Ones or A Darker Shade of Magic. But if you are intrigued by the concept of this dream world, give it a try, maybe you'll enjoy it more than I did!
TWs: bullying, fire injury (past), murder
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury