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A review by jigglydelight
Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness
adventurous
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.0
I felt the same about the second book as the first, so this is going to read like a plagiarizing of my own review.
It is a really long, meandering, read that really needed an editor. Things just keep happening and characters are constantly being introduced. If you love sauntering through the weeds in your reading, you will enjoy this book. Lot’s of unnecessary detail and SO MANY CHARACTERS. Overall, I found it to be a cozy frolic. I have heard that the audiobook is high quality, and may be a better experience than eye reading.
The main romantic relationship actually feels like they have to work at stuff, and they are both flawed and crabby people. Diana continues to make really unintelligent decisions Literally “don’t do that or x will happen”; then she proceeds to do it and surprise pikachu face with the consequences happened. But she makes up for it in growth and standing up for herself. Overall, I think I like the first book just a smidge better because I love that house, but the character development is better this book. And I am quite curious about book 3.
It is a really long, meandering, read that really needed an editor. Things just keep happening and characters are constantly being introduced. If you love sauntering through the weeds in your reading, you will enjoy this book. Lot’s of unnecessary detail and SO MANY CHARACTERS. Overall, I found it to be a cozy frolic. I have heard that the audiobook is high quality, and may be a better experience than eye reading.
The main romantic relationship actually feels like they have to work at stuff, and they are both flawed and crabby people. Diana continues to make really unintelligent decisions Literally “don’t do that or x will happen”; then she proceeds to do it and surprise pikachu face with the consequences happened. But she makes up for it in growth and standing up for herself. Overall, I think I like the first book just a smidge better because I love that house, but the character development is better this book. And I am quite curious about book 3.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage