A review by lalalauren20
Defy the Night by Brigid Kemmerer
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
You know a book is a good book when you’ve got a map followed by the names of political leaders. This whole story I feel like is not so YA, I think the story line is very intense and takes some connecting dots. I loved the dual perspective of the characters and allowed us so much depth into their stories and emotions. I really loved how these characters thought about things and communicated with each other.
I feel like every time Corrick and Allisander had any interaction it always ended in fighting or anger and I never knew why they couldn’t just have a diplomatic conversation. I wish their could have been more Interactions with other consuls because this man was always casually always having beef in every venue.
The amount of times a cup of alcohol was “drained” in this book was far too many I mean…please we get it they are drinking away their stress…I don’t know if maybe the alcohol is less effective like the moon flower drink in the royal sector. 👀
Spoiler
I think the twist was a nice twisty twist! I didn’t see it coming and it made really good sense.I feel like every time Corrick and Allisander had any interaction it always ended in fighting or anger and I never knew why they couldn’t just have a diplomatic conversation. I wish their could have been more Interactions with other consuls because this man was always casually always having beef in every venue.
The amount of times a cup of alcohol was “drained” in this book was far too many I mean…please we get it they are drinking away their stress…I don’t know if maybe the alcohol is less effective like the moon flower drink in the royal sector. 👀
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Violence