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Nuncanoche by Jay Kristoff

12 reviews

thenoboshow's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Incest, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

follows a 16 year old girl, who isnt like other girls. She's thin and pale but not like sexy thin and pale, however there is something about her. She vows to avenge her family-she escapes their fate and discovered her darkness/edge are her literal power. She smokes cigarillos, she drinks whiskey and she has sex. She kills a lot of people, but I guess, doesn't remember. Then goes to an assassin school to fight for the privilege to be one of their assassins. Much of the book follows her time there. While at the school she gets a boob job and learns the secrets of seduction, poisoning, fighting, and lying. The writing itself spends a lot of time pushing metaphors highlighting the most mundane things. The book would be half as long if it didn't use so many words to describe how sensual someone's smile was or speculating what was going on behind someone's eyes. I could never stop thinking about the main characters age. I have read other books with non-adult characters in very adult situations but was able to be immersed enough for me not to question every bit of dialogue or reference to their long life lived. If I'm brought so out of the material I am wondering what the author was doing or getting out of this we have a problem .

dalek_caan's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

It took me about 200 pages to get into the book, and I kind of wish it ended before like the last 50. It was a really cool world and witty writing, and honestly the cat was the best character. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Biphobia, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

angrymilk's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

Truly the most edgy book ever, and I live for it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Slavery

moond4ncer's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

savvyy01's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

lori_larsson's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

This book is DARK. Like D-A-R-K dark. And bloody. And violent. I need to read a cozy fantasy now to cleanse my brain. It was good and the twist and turns were great. But boy oh boy was it violent. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

dragonaion's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

USA said it well, 

"Harry Potter meets The Lies of Locke Lamora."

And from my 5 star review of The Lies of Locke Lamora, I say that Nevernight is absolutely a story-sibling to Lynch's work while standing on its own and is a fantastic read. I devoured half the book in a day and am already shouting at Amazon to "take my money!" for the sequels.
For those who haven't read Lynch's book (which you should, if you enjoy Nevernight), this is a story of the brotherhood (and sisterhood!) of thieves, love in the dark, knowing what the dark is, and how to walk in Her shadow. Not for the faint of heart, this is a brilliant magical fantasy that will remind you of The Elder Scroll's Night Mother and Daedric Prince Nocturnal with every word. It is brilliant, emotional, tangible, and had me almost crying at a few spots.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse and Slavery

Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

giulianasbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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? Yes

5.0

Wow, qué libro TAN bueno… no sé qué tipo de droga le ha metido Jay Kristoff a este libro, porque sin duda ha sido una total adicción. No podía parar de leer y mis horas de sueño han sido descontroladas porque necesitaba saber qué pasaba en cada momento… es que he sido incapaz de soltar este libro.
Mia es sin duda uno de los mejores personajes que he leído en toda mi vida y Don Majo es LO MEJOR con sus comentarios sarcásticos y la amistad y cariño que tienen entre ambos🖤 y Tric me ha enamorado perdidamente.
No puedo esperar más a seguir leyendo los siguientes libros, tengo tantas preguntas sin respuesta😭😭 ¡¡¡¡¡necesito saber qué pasa!!!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

nik_a's review against another edition

1 ⭐
це було просто жахливо! 

+ єдине, що сподобалось, це ілюстрації українського видання

- просто жахливий переклад! дуже багато граматичних помилок. перекладач наліпила купу маловживаних слів, навіщо?! речення побудовані таким чином, що важко читати
- автор смакує моменти поранень, а все інше описувати для нього немає сенсу. опис битви був зовсім не цікавим. деякі моменти просто випадають з сюжету 
- жарти про місячні. одразу видно, що писав чоловік
- дуже багато недоречного мату. навіщо?! 
- зноски які іноді займали по пів сторінки і відволікали від сюжету. спочатку ідея здалась цікавою, але вийшла якась маячня, яка відволікали від сюжету. про світ нічого не дізнаєшся, лише дратуєшся та гаїш час
- не цікаві герої

а для кого ця книжка? купа мату, "жарти" нижче пояса, смакування "крові", примітивний розвиток сюжету... для юних маньяків?! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

sophann30's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Physical abuse, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder