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Nocturnal by Clio Evans
4.0
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I loved the concept of the mushroom and vines hero paired with the logical, straight-laced heroine, both irresistibly drawn to each other on a primal level. The eerie, rainy Scottish setting and the woodsy atmosphere was haunting, plus the unhingedness captured my undivided attention and it fullfilled my 5-a-day. 

You may like it if you enjoy a gothic and mystery read set on an university campus with the main characters with no morel compass doing lots of truffle shuffle. Then some shiitake happened and unsurprisingly, there's a secret society. I have so mushroom in my heart for the cruel hero and how off kilter the heroine made him feel.

It did feel like something was lacking in the end but I'm just happy these two crazy kids have each other.

Thanks to Clio Evans and Luna Literary for the review copy and this is my honest review.