Book of Night: The Number One Sunday Times Bestseller

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Initially, I wasn't sold on that past perspective, but eventually I did come to understand why it was important to the development of Charlie as a character. Also... is this a standalone or the first in a series? The ending felt very unsatisfying to me, so.. maybe it's a series? Doreen’s wet, red-rimmed eyes suggested that she’d have a hard time waiting. Or that she’d had a few drinks before she arrived. Maybe both.

In the world of shadow magic, Charlie was a successful thief, but to the locals, she would always be a useful amateur, willing to palm a wedding ring or retrieve a dognapped pit bull. Charlie was out of the game. She’d been too good at it, and the collateral damage had been too high. Now she was just a regular person. There were so many side characters, I had trouble keeping them apart. They're all haphazardly introduced without any distinguishing characteristics that would make them unique or memorable. After a while, they all blur together. It feels like anytime something needed to be explained, a new character would be introduced along with a random digression, just to get the point across. Charlie Hall is an (allegedly) retired con-artist and current bartender who’s trying to scrape by. She lives with her sister Posey and her boyfriend Vince, and really just wants to bide her time in relative obscurity. But once a thief, always a thief, and Charlie can’t seem to resist the urge to investigate when things start to go awry. Because there’s been a change in Charlie’s world over the past several decades. Gloamists, once designated to the shadows that they control, have reached a popular consciousness. It turns out people’s shadows have power, and gloamists aren’t the only ones looking to capitalize on this new dominion.The writing is good, I believe it is a bit more mature which goes well with the age group, that being said, I think I found The Folk of the Air series more quotable! The story is confusing at first because the world needs some time to get into although it is not very complex once some answers are provided. The story is told mainly through Charlie’s POV with chapters from her past. And Vince, that devoted, coming from wealthy family, introverted, caring man who lost his shadow for a long time ago attracted me with his mysterious, inscrutable identity. I loved him from the beginning. but the second 50%... feels like holly at her best. don't get me wrong, i love the cruel prince series but i cut my teeth on tithe, valiant, and ironside when i was in middle school. i love her gritty urban fantasies. and once we get to the twists and turns? i was definitely more on board.

A dark romp full of danger and shadows with a razor sharp heroine and vivid magic." — Zoraida Córdova, Nationally bestselling author of The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina Well, well, well! As devoted fan of “The folk of the air “series, this was one of the most anticipated first book of brand new and author’s first adult fantasy installment I have been longing for! Love was a family religion, passed down to her when she'd been too young to protect herself from belief."

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Heart, soul, and a bit of kink— Book of Night is smart, decadent fun.”— Kelly Link, Pulitzer Prize Finalist A tasty, if not always tasteful, tale of supernatural mayhem that fans of King and Crichton alike will enjoy. It takes bravery to be an adventurer,” Odette said, lifting her drink and walking away. “And what better adventure than the discovery of our true selves?” I regret to inform you that I was thoroughly maddened by the cliffhanger. Sometimes a book will resolve the major arc and just throw out one unresolved or new point from which a new story can emerge, so it has both a satisfying ending and a cliffhanger simultaneously. This is not one of those books. This cliffhanger is the “hanging off the cliff by fingernails with no announced date for a sequel as of the time of this review” type of cliffhanger. It is this, plus a certain amount of repetitiveness with Charlie having low self esteem problems, that bothered me most.

I really liked this book! This was such a unique and intriguing urban fantasy book full of mysteries, magic, and betrayals. Charlie Hall is a con artist who works for gloamists, magicians who alter shadows to steal, kill or worse. Charlie tries to separate herself from her past mistakes, but her past catches up with her. Charlie learns that her boyfriend, Vince has been lying to her and soon after she finds herself caught up in lies and murder. She will do anything to survive and protect the people she loves. The third thing I enjoyed is execution of the mystery: when Charlie is forced to get a compelling task related with her past which results with revealing secrets about shadows. She realizes she’s risked more than she can handle. Of course each of those elements are crucial. But in my opinion; character building is most important thing about a story. And it gets more important when you start new series because it’s long time commitment just like watching series more than two seasons. You patiently wait for what’s gonna happen to them at the next book, cheering for them, getting angry with them, being happy for them, screaming at them. They should be easy to connect so you can root for them. Like I said though, it's no Cruel Prince. My main complaints are that, 1. I guessed the ending. 2. The magic world was interesting but CONFUSING and as a world that really only has like one magical thing and shouldn't be that complicated, I felt like it took me a lot longer to grasp than it should have. 3. I NEEDED MORE ROMANCE, maybe I have a problem (I high key can't make it through 80% of books if they don't have sufficient amounts of romance in them) but I felt like I could've used a little bit more umph in that department.On contrary, the second half is so much faster with so many plot twists: so many things happened at the same time so it left me breathless. So balance of pacing was one of the weakest point of my reading. It was on that thought that Charlie looked up to see a test of her resolve walk through the double doors of Rapture Bar & Lounge.