A review by kaylacampion
The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Entertained by the story, but found the world building a bit confusing, like there were some major questions and plot holes that were left unaddressed.
Why would a human be allowed to enter a vampire competition? Why are there so few contestants to begin with? How is there still a sizeable human population if they're being picked off by dozens of vampires every night? How does no one notice Oraya is killing vampires at night? How is she somehow the smallest contestant by a good bit, as well as the least talented with magic, and yet she wins fairly easily? Humans are clearly able to wield some type of magic, but this isn't explained at all.
Also somewhat irritated by the constant use of "spat" and "choked" 
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