A review by kellreadsalot
Defy the Night by Brigid Kemmerer

3.0

- 3.5 stars

i really liked that this wasn't a 'human girl gets trapped by vampire/high-fae male king and she begins a journey to fulfill her destiny' book. the main characters had an dynamic that mixed politics, court relationships, and family baggage. there isn't any magic or vampires, this is strongly focused on human behaviors and struggles, which again, is a nice departure from the kind of book i thought i'd be reading (ahem...acotar rip offs).

but i wished this had more world building. it's very plot and relationship driven, less so focused on the world this story is set in. i also think this could have been 100 pages shorter, it was very long for a book that didn't cover a large amount of time or a series of complex thematic elements.

overall not bad, not memorable, but i'll probably continue the series.