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A review by max_pink
Nevernight by Jay Kristoff
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
One of the worst feelings you can get from reading a book is feeling sleazy for engaging with it.
Another terrible feeling is sighing at lines that try way too hard to be epic every few pages.
And fast-forwarding past footnotes that do absolutely nothing but slow the pacing to a crawl.
And being annoyed at the fetishy treatment of teenagers, lesbians, and brown people.
Did I actually like anything about this? Uh. The world is kind of interesting? I liked Carlotta. Ashlinn was okay.
The teachers sucked, though.
Sigh. What a waste of hours.
Solid narration by Holter Graham, however.
Another terrible feeling is sighing at lines that try way too hard to be epic every few pages.
And fast-forwarding past footnotes that do absolutely nothing but slow the pacing to a crawl.
And being annoyed at the fetishy treatment of teenagers, lesbians, and brown people.
Did I actually like anything about this? Uh. The world is kind of interesting? I liked Carlotta. Ashlinn was okay.
The teachers sucked, though.
Sigh. What a waste of hours.
Solid narration by Holter Graham, however.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Death of parent, and Cultural appropriation