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Nuncanoche by Jay Kristoff

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fronk10's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

An amazing fantasy book that I really should have started reading sooner! Though the beginning is a little slow, I loved everything about it - the prose, the characters, the world building. So excited to get me teeth into a the next ones.

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gmrb04's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense

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

3.25

Bilan mitigé pour moi

J'avais beaucoup entendu parler de ce livre, et il m'avait fortement intéressée. Donc, quand je l'ai vu en librairie, je l'ai acheté immédiatement.

L'intrigue est intéressante. On suit Mia, fille d'une famille noble tombée en disgrâce, qui ne rêve que de renverser les personnes responsables du sort de sa famille.

Le premier chapitre m’a tout de suite dérouté avec le mélange de la première relation sexuelle Mia et son premier meurtre. Je me suis demandé ce que j’étais en train de lire mais j’ai quand même continué la lecture.

Je n'arrive pas à m'attacher aux personnages, même à Mia et aux personnes les plus proches d'elle. Je n'arrive pas à les apprécier, mais en même temps, je ne les déteste pas ; ils me laissent juste indifférente. Le seul personnage qui avait le potentiel de m'intéresser est mort.

Certains passages de l’histoire me laisse perplexe quand je me souvient que la protagoniste n’est âgée que de 16 ans. Comme par exemple les références sexuelles. Je sais que les ados de 16 ans ont des relations sexuelles thank i am not dumb mais quand je me souviens que l’auteur est un homme un de mes sourcils se lève. Ou alors lors des flashbacks où elle a 14 ans elle se fait appeler « jeune femme » par le narrateur.

Le livre est écrit après la vengeance de Mia, par un narrateur extérieur qui nous explique le parcours qu'elle a emprunté pour venger sa famille. Les notes de bas de page sont trop imposantes. Elles occupent parfois plus de la moitié de la page, voire sa totalité, et s'étendent parfois sur trois pages. Elles m'ont fait sortir de ma lecture plusieurs fois.

Je ne sais pas quand je lirai la suite, mais ce ne sera pas tout de suite.

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grunzy's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional 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

4.5

Loved the concept and the emphasis on several magic types. Strongly considering continuing the series

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nicxlo's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious slow-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

4.25

Che viaggio.
La scrittura di Kristoff è uno dei punti più forti di Nevernight, tagliente, diretta e crudele. Proprio come la storia di Mia.

L’autore a mio parere è riuscito a pieno a creare il worldbuilding, a partire dal linguaggio e i vari termini usati per indicare il passare del tempo fino ad arrivare alle imprecazioni (es: bisso e sangue).

Non ho letto tanti fantasy durante la mia vita ma questo è uno di quelli che più mi è sembrato reale e ben costruito.

Non ho dato le 5 stelle solamente per due punti:
Il primo è il finale, trovo che Jay Kristoff potesse trovare un modo migliore di invogliare la lettura del secondo volume.
Il secondo è la caratterizzazione di alcuni personaggi. Se in Mia, Tric e altri personaggi vedo una grande scrittura, ce ne sono altri invece che nonostante siano ben importanti per il flusso della storia mi sono sembrati non tanto profondi e caratterizzati come altri. Può essere e anzi spero che con i prossimi volumi vengano approfonditi meglio.

In conclusione ho apprezzato moltissimo tutta l’esperienza e sicuramente contuerò la trilogia.

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stephaniemcuervo's review against another edition

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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

5.0

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gaelstorm's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

This was a fun story! I enjoyed the characters, world, and plot. I thought it had a nice mix of constant action but also exploring the internal emotions and decisions of the characters. The magic systems felt complex with both learned skills as well as intrinsic abilities. There was also a balance to the powers, so something that seemed like it could easily be overpowered was kept in check by other forces in the world/magic system.

I was grateful that the romantic elements of the plot didn't take over everything so I could actually enjoy the romance without being pissed at the main character for suddenly becoming stupid and lovesick.

The footnotes were enjoyable for me, though at times a bit too frequent. I can see how the style of writing/humor that the narrator has (which especially comes out in the footnotes) might not be everyone's cup of tea, but I really liked it! They often made me chuckle and I liked all the extra little world-building details.

A note on genre: I've seen some places label this as YA but just because the main character is 16 years old, I would not call this YA! Lots of violence, gore, swearing, and an explicit sex scene.

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