A review by camomila_
Silver Under Nightfall by Rin Chupeco

funny mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

I'm kind of disappointed. I really liked the first half of this book, but the second half was a letdown for me. I think the author was too ambitious and, at the same time, not ambitious enough. They wanted to do too much, but I felt that the story lacked depth, with many pages of nothing that added to it. I feel that the book had little plot to hold it together; the villains, etc, and it would have been better if it was one bigger book or at least the first one could have been shorter.

I have to say that I liked the romance, but I also feel that it wasn't explored well enough. In the first part, I could feel more tension between the three characters than later. Also, Zidan and Remy felt a little off compared to Remy and Xiaodan, as the two didn't have as many fully romantic moments as Remy and Xiaodan did.

Furthermore, I think the author could have leaned more into the adult aspects of it, with more gore, more danger, and even sex. I have to say, sex is not something I look for in books, but I feel that the way it was written didn't do any favors for building the romance and tension between the three. 

Also, I get it that Remy is insecure, and he has reasons for it, don't get me wrong, but it gets tiring to read he being insecure over and over again.

Lastly, I was quite uncomfortable with the fact that Remy's father "sold" his own son with sexual favors for information and status, and Giselle, the woman that abused him, was treated as just his past lover at the end. I get that it's Remy's point of view, and maybe he has to come to terms with the fact that he was a victim, but I still felt that this was only mentioned once and then ignored.

I don't know if I make sense, but I still had a good time, and I will read the second book, and hopefully, some things I pointed out are more explored. 
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