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The Knight and the Moth
by Rachel Gillig
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Can I give this book more than five stars?
I knew well before it came out that I’d love Rachel Gillig’s next book, and yet I was wholly unprepared for this one.
Reduced to a number and the holy order to Divine, Six is one of six women, Diviners, bound to the grounds of Aisling Cathedral, overseen by the Abbess and forced to drown and to dream for any who come to seek portents of their futures. One day, Six’s sister Diviners begin disappearing. Knowing something has gone wrong, she calls upon the knight she recently met at the new boy-king’s divination she performed… and quickly learns the world she’s been kept from is far more harrowing than the one she’s known.
This story kept me on the edge of my seat. The main character is such a force, both physically and mentally strong in the wake of her lifelong beliefs crashing down around her. Her malapropism-mired gargoyle companion provides both heart and comic relief. The FMC’s knight is her perfect foil, goading and guiding her along the journey with roguish charm. All the characters feel rooted and real, truly coming to life on the page. Similarly, the world itself, with another incredible, unique magic system crafted of Gillig’s brilliance, is vibrant and yet dark and full of questionable certainties and misunderstood terrors.
The only thing I’ll say against it is that the cliffhanger is unbearable. Which is simultaneously the highest praise I can offer a cliffhanger. It just makes me crazy, even if the hints of what was to come had been slowly making themselves known for a while. I still didn’t fully see it coming, and I wait with bated breath for the next book.
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I knew well before it came out that I’d love Rachel Gillig’s next book, and yet I was wholly unprepared for this one.
Reduced to a number and the holy order to Divine, Six is one of six women, Diviners, bound to the grounds of Aisling Cathedral, overseen by the Abbess and forced to drown and to dream for any who come to seek portents of their futures. One day, Six’s sister Diviners begin disappearing. Knowing something has gone wrong, she calls upon the knight she recently met at the new boy-king’s divination she performed… and quickly learns the world she’s been kept from is far more harrowing than the one she’s known.
This story kept me on the edge of my seat. The main character is such a force, both physically and mentally strong in the wake of her lifelong beliefs crashing down around her. Her malapropism-mired gargoyle companion provides both heart and comic relief. The FMC’s knight is her perfect foil, goading and guiding her along the journey with roguish charm. All the characters feel rooted and real, truly coming to life on the page. Similarly, the world itself, with another incredible, unique magic system crafted of Gillig’s brilliance, is vibrant and yet dark and full of questionable certainties and misunderstood terrors.
The only thing I’ll say against it is that the cliffhanger is unbearable. Which is simultaneously the highest praise I can offer a cliffhanger. It just makes me crazy, even if the hints of what was to come had been slowly making themselves known for a while. I still didn’t fully see it coming, and I wait with bated breath for the next book.
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