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Darkdawn by Jay Kristoff

cassandramt17's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense 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? No

5.0

dragonaion's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Unfortunately, while the first two of the trilogy seemed to be written back to back, this book does not follow the trend. In fact, the author almost committed the worst sin an author can make; writing himself into the story. Kristoff walked the line and while he didn't write himself in the story, he did reference and mock his own writing style when he
Spoiler put his books into the story, have his characters read the same books we are, and used them as plot tools
. The romance was wonderful and well placed in the first book, but the romances started in Godsgrave seemed forced to start and continued only to feel like mashed (not grinding, that would imply too much cohesion) gears.
Spoiler Nothing like having a awkward living-then-dead love triangle where the boy kills himself a second time to let the other two girls come back to life to let them forever in a "cabin by a lake" while he's moping alone in the underworld!


The trilogy will end with this book, there's definitely nothing else, and that's arguably for the better.
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is_a_belle's review

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adventurous dark emotional 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

3.75

bopip's review against another edition

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5.0

¿Acabar el año con uno de los mejores libros del año?
Eso es un SÍ como una catedral.

Pero eso significa que he acabado esta saga, que ya no habrá más libros de esta pequeña zorra asesina, ni de sus amantes, ni de Don Majo, ni de Mercurio ni de nadie. Quizás eso es una de las cosas que más me apena.

Sabía que habría muchas muertes, y me ha hecho llorar, joder. ¡Y ahora me pongo a insultar! Como los cabronazos del libro. Pero también me ha hecho reír, y creo que el final ha sido mucho más épico de lo que esperaba.

Me han encantado todas esas partes relacionadas con el miedo, y me ha hehco reflexionar que yo me siento también así, oprimida por el miedo. Y que lo he elegido yo.
Joder, mataría por tener un daimón.

pearlagcalo's review

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5.0

Freakin amazing. My mind is blown, Jay Kristoff, you are the man. It was an epic conclusion, I had no idea where it would go. Was I happy with the wrap up? NO. But it has nothing to do with the writing or the storyline. I am seriously sad that this ended. Mia Corvere is up in the Favorite Characters category. I'd like to have a drink with that bi@tch.

soph1sh's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

reasonpassion's review

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5.0

I wondered how this magnificent trilogy would end and was not at all disappointed. Author does not cease to amaze with ability to stretch stories over so many different genres while also bending them to keep it new, with characters you not only want to know more about but appreciate their sins as much as their virtues. Mia was certainly one of many vices but oh by the goddess in this world, you cheered on every little piece of carnage until the beautiful end.

nata_sa_b's review against another edition

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3.0

Nevernight som si celkom užila, aspoň čo mi pamäť slúži, Godsgrave to bolo také čudné....a Darkdawn? Myslela som, že prvých 300 strán vyšklbem, a nie, nie preto, že by to bolo také skvelé.

Mínusy
- dialógy - tak cringe rozhovory som už dávno nečítala
- nadávky - úplne zbytočné, skôr to liezlo na nervy a na slovo bitch určite existuje synonymum
- milostný trojuholník (ak to tak môžem nazvať)
Spoiler akože Ash a Mia mali nulovú chémiu, medzi starým Mercuriom a starou Drusillou to viac iskrilo, preboha, však Tric s Ash mali viac iskier, ako ony dve

- viete ako skončila dvojka? Tak načo? Ten zvrat v deji nemal žiadnu významnú úlohu
- všetci sa správali ako nevyzrelé tínedžerky

Plusy:
- čítalo sa to rýchlo (ok, síce začala som v novembri, ale vtedy som to odložila po jednej kapitole)
- úmrtia, nie všetky čakáte a dosť bolia
- kapitola 37, tie posledné strany....Milujem tú scénu, hej, plakala som

Uzatváram túto trilógiu, aj s tou bonusovou scénou.... šokovalo ma to, trochu, ale len tak medzi nami
Spoiler Tric bol pre Miu príliš dobrý

princewales's review against another edition

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5.0

Какой хороший конец трилогии! Много крови, секса и мата, но кааааак было интересно! %)))

thegildedfantasy's review

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challenging dark emotional funny 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

All I have to say is this: "You never know what can break you until you're falling apart. You never miss your shadow until you're lost in the dark."
This book will be dearly remembered. This series will be dearly remembered.