A review by ashleymg99
The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent

challenging dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

As someone who is just dabbling in full-on romantasy (because don’t get me wrong, I love a good love story) this was SUCH a strong start. You can tell that so much thought has been put into the world building & the characters, and the evolution of their relationship felt so natural. I FLEW through this book in a few days, I literally could not stop reading it.

I adore Raihn, I feel like the whole time I was screaming at Oraya to be nicer to him 😂. but also, like Oraya, I feel a bit betrayed by him in the ending (but also understand why he…omitted certain details from her). Him and Mische brought so much color to the world and I’m very excited to see more of them in the coming books (because I hear Miche is the protagonist in the next duology).

Also, I will say - I am not a fan of gore, but I tolerate it much better in books because you can often sort of make it more palatable - this book is definitely gory but not gross (looking at you, The Devil Takes You Home) 
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