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A review by linzeeslittlelibrary
The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
The description of this book suggests that fans of ACOTAR and FBAA will enjoy this, while I find it has some similar elements—winged people, vampires, a “human” protagonist who is making her way through a world of stronger more magical beings—I think this errs more towards fans of stories like The Hunger Games, Laura Thalassa’s Four Horseman books and other more plot focused stories.
Yes, there is romance ala the former aforementioned stories of which the romance is the main focus, BUT plot is a big portion more closely in kind to the later.
There’s a good bit of world building but I comes in smaller chunks as our main character Oraya discovers and unravels the secrets her adoptive Vampire King father has kept from her since he first saved her as a small child.
There are still things that are yet to be revealed that I am looking forward to the next book hopefully explaining.
The story goes quick as Oraya and her unlikely ally Raihn team up during a months long tournament to the death that can only end with one victor (see: Hunger Games-ish)
There is tension and danger mysteries and betrayals, and the culmination of two people who should be apposed forced to work together who bond over their discovered similarities.
I will say, the ending—shook me. I was NOT expecting everything that went down—I’m usually quicker to figure out things than I was with this which was pleasantly surprising.
The spice—though sparse—I mean we are in a death tournament people and our protagonists are badly wounded for a majority of this book—so we gotta take what we can get —is 🤌🏼🤌🏼 worth the wait. People who want lots of spice beware the SINGULAR full spice scene doesn’t *cough* come *cough* until about the 80% mark.
Lastly the banter between these two once barriers finally start to break down between these two is PERFECTION. I was laughing out loud at some of the remarks.
And I may have shed a tear or two at the end.
Once again beware cliffhangers—as this is the first of a duet I believe and the sequel is regrettably not released yet.
Yes, there is romance ala the former aforementioned stories of which the romance is the main focus, BUT plot is a big portion more closely in kind to the later.
There’s a good bit of world building but I comes in smaller chunks as our main character Oraya discovers and unravels the secrets her adoptive Vampire King father has kept from her since he first saved her as a small child.
There are still things that are yet to be revealed that I am looking forward to the next book hopefully explaining.
The story goes quick as Oraya and her unlikely ally Raihn team up during a months long tournament to the death that can only end with one victor (see: Hunger Games-ish)
There is tension and danger mysteries and betrayals, and the culmination of two people who should be apposed forced to work together who bond over their discovered similarities.
I will say, the ending—shook me. I was NOT expecting everything that went down—I’m usually quicker to figure out things than I was with this which was pleasantly surprising.
The spice—though sparse—I mean we are in a death tournament people and our protagonists are badly wounded for a majority of this book—so we gotta take what we can get —is 🤌🏼🤌🏼 worth the wait. People who want lots of spice beware the SINGULAR full spice scene doesn’t *cough* come *cough* until about the 80% mark.
Lastly the banter between these two once barriers finally start to break down between these two is PERFECTION. I was laughing out loud at some of the remarks.
And I may have shed a tear or two at the end.
Once again beware cliffhangers—as this is the first of a duet I believe and the sequel is regrettably not released yet.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, and War
Moderate: Physical abuse, Torture, and Medical trauma
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, and Rape