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A review by a_chickletz
The Keeper of Night by Kylie Lee Baker
3.0
I enjoy finding books written by authors who express their heritage and or religion through characters, giving new views and reflection for readers to relate. So when this book came out it didn't really chart on my radar but Book of the Month offered it for a discounted price so I thew it in with my choices.
Keeper of the Night is a complicated book. There is so much going on inside of it but the biggest and painful aspect that does not get to be truly explored is the magic. The magic aspect and the various 'death' guardians in various countries are just there on the page, no depth, no real interconnecting. At one point we have a 'death system' in place that we abandon of Japan. Just like that, before we really get to understand or explain what just happened in London we forget all about it except for some time pieces the characters carry.
The Japanese death hierarchy is a lot more interesting and developed, but still, it is confusing paired alongside characters that carry over from the previous country and their rules.
I liked the characters but I felt rather tired of them after a time.
The ending was the best bet because I didn't expect what would happen, however I felt that the heroine / main character got out of a situation only from the author withholding it and or not really making the issue clear to the reader. (Basically, a cheated win on paper.)
I don't think I'll be reading the second book. I give credit the author has ideas that she likes to explore and a very interesting take on religious fantasy, I just don't think as a published writer the book came out the way she wanted... or how she hoped the readers would intend.
Keeper of the Night is a complicated book. There is so much going on inside of it but the biggest and painful aspect that does not get to be truly explored is the magic. The magic aspect and the various 'death' guardians in various countries are just there on the page, no depth, no real interconnecting. At one point we have a 'death system' in place that we abandon of Japan. Just like that, before we really get to understand or explain what just happened in London we forget all about it except for some time pieces the characters carry.
The Japanese death hierarchy is a lot more interesting and developed, but still, it is confusing paired alongside characters that carry over from the previous country and their rules.
I liked the characters but I felt rather tired of them after a time.
The ending was the best bet because I didn't expect what would happen, however I felt that the heroine / main character got out of a situation only from the author withholding it and or not really making the issue clear to the reader. (Basically, a cheated win on paper.)
I don't think I'll be reading the second book. I give credit the author has ideas that she likes to explore and a very interesting take on religious fantasy, I just don't think as a published writer the book came out the way she wanted... or how she hoped the readers would intend.